A Theory of Militant Democracy

The Ethics of Combatting Political Extremism

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Foreign Legal Systems, Government, Democracy
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Author: Alexander S. Kirshner ISBN: 9780300189858
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Alexander S. Kirshner
ISBN: 9780300189858
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
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.
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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.

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