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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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Main Author: Kirshner, Alexander S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press [2014]
Subjects:
Radicalism > Case studies
Right and left (Political science) > Case studies
Political participation > Case studies
Democracy > Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Self-Limiting Theory of Militant Democracy
  • Political Regulation in Defense of Democracy
  • Justifying the Exclusion of Antidemocrats
  • On Preventive Intervention
  • Political Exclusion and the Limits of Militant Democracy

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