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Militant democracy - political science, law and philosophy / Afshin Ellian, Bastiaan Rijpkema, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Philosophy and politics, critical explorations ; v. 7.
- Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations ; Volume 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 193 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, [2018]
- Summary:
- This volume offers an up-to-date overview of the much-debated issue of how a democracy may defend itself against those who want to subvert it. The justifications, effectiveness and legal implications of militant democracy are discussed by addressing questions as: How can militant democracy measures such as party bans be justified? Why is it that some democracies ban antidemocratic parties? Does militant democracy succeed in combatting right-wing extremism? And is militant democracy evolving into an internationalized legal and political concept? Bringing together experts and perspectives from political science, law and philosophy, this volume advances our understanding of the current threats to democracy, a political system once thought almost invincible. It is especially timely in the light of the rise of illiberal democracy in the EU, the increasingly authoritarian rule in Turkey, the steady shift to autocracy in Russia and the remarkable election of Trump in the US.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Political science
- Militant democracy and the banning of political parties in democratic states : why some do and why some dont
- Frail democracy
- How does militant democracy function in combating right-wing extremism? A case study of Slovakian militant democracy and the rise of Kotleba
- People's Party Our Slovakia
- Law
- Interactions between international and national norms : towards an internationalized concept of militant democracy
- Justifying militant democracy : philosophical and legal reflections on Dutch militant democracy
- Philosophy
- Militant democracy beyond Loewenstein : George van den Bergh's 1936 inaugural lecture
- L'amour de la democratie versus the dictatorship of the constitutional state (Rechsstaat) : the defence in democracy itself.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Militant democracy.
- ISBN:
- 3319970038
- 9783319970035
- 9783319970042
- 3319970046
- OCLC:
- 1042078235
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