A Theory of Militant Democracy
The Ethics of Combatting Political Extremism
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Foreign Legal Systems, Government, Democracy
| 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.
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.
