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Political extremism in democracies : combating intolerance

Downs, William M., 1966-

Overview

\"Political Extremism in Democracies: Combating Intolerance is a theoretically inspired, empirically rich study of political parties that have been branded as untouchable pariahs. Democracy's painful paradox seems to require tolerance of the intolerant, but democracy's defenders instead often ostracize and repress illiberal parties even when they enjoy broad electoral support. Drawing evidence from systematic comparison of contemporary pariah parties in seven European countries, the book classifies strategic responses of mainstream political actors and advances a framework for understanding cross-national differences. An inescapable, if normatively controversial, finding is that quarantining or banning extremists is less successful at containing or rolling back perceived threat than some forms of regulated inclusion\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Political parties Europe. / Radicalism Europe. / Right-wing extremists Europe. / Toleration Europe. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.
• ISBN: 9780230340794, 0230340792

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JN50.D68 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE