A theory of militant democracy : the ethics of combatting political extremism / Alexander S. Kirshner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirshner, Alexander S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Case studies.

Radicalism.

Right and left (Political science)--Case studies.

Right and left (Political science).

Political participation--Case studies.

Political participation.

Democracy--Case studies.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut ; London : Yale University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

One. Introduction

Two. The Self-Limiting Theory of Militant Democracy

Three. Political Regulation in Defense of Democracy

Four. Justifying the Exclusion of Antidemocrats

Five. On Preventive Intervention

Six. Political Exclusion and the Limits of Militant Democracy

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780300189858

0300189850

OCLC:

868965070