A theory of militant democracy the ethics of combatting political extremism
"How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-democratic forces? By granting rights of participation to groups that do not share democratic values, democracies may endanger the very rights they have granted; but denying these rights may also undermine democrati...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven
Yale University Press
[2014]
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| Summary: | "How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-democratic forces? By granting rights of participation to groups that do not share democratic values, democracies may endanger the very rights they have granted; but denying these rights may also undermine democratic values. Alexander Kirshner offers a set of principles for determining when one may reasonably refuse rights of participation, and he defends this theory through real-world examples, ranging from the far-right British Nationalist Party to Turkey's Islamist Welfare Party to America's Democratic Party during Reconstruction." -- Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 208 pages 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780300188240 |