Democratic dilemmas : why democracies ban political parties / Angela K. Bourne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourne, Angela K., author.

Series:

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy ; 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Law and legislation.

Political parties.

Representative government and representation.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 265 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

Theory and research design : from "militant democracy" to security discourse, institutions, and democratic competition

Ban regimes and banned parties in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany

Herri Batasuna and its successors : from "Terrorist Threat" to Carrier of a "Copernican Shift" from violence

Sinn Féin and Republican clubs : from terrorist pariah to Republicanism's pathway out of violence

The Socialist Reich Party and National Democratic Party of Germany : from "militant democracy" to declining anti-system party threats

Electoral systems as an alternative to party bans

Party bans and government formation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138898011

1138898015

OCLC:

1038038838