A Theory of Militant Democracy
| Author | : Alexander S. Kirshner |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2014-01-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300188240 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300188242 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (242 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Theory of Militant Democracy written by Alexander S. Kirshner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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