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Political Extremism in Democracies: Combating Intolerance
William M. Downs
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Description for Political Extremism in Democracies: Combating Intolerance
Hardcover. When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences. Num Pages: 254 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences.
When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230340794
SKU
V9780230340794
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99-15
About William M. Downs
WILLIAM M. DOWNS Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, an Associate Professor of Political Science, and the co-director of the Center for Human Rights and Democracy at Georgia State University, USA. He is the author of Coalition Government, Subnational Style: Multiparty Politics in Europe's Regional Parliaments and has published research articles on ... Read more
Reviews for Political Extremism in Democracies: Combating Intolerance
"Downs offers an original perspective on a classic yet timely paradox faced by liberal democracies: the degree to which the political system should tolerate parties that are not themselves tolerant of political or social pluralism. While the empirical examples are focused on extremist parties in Europe, the conceptual framework clearly extends beyond these particular cases to both fledgling and established ... Read more