Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 565 g
Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 565 g
ISBN: 978-0-8018-8755-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Winner, Best Book on European Politics, 2005, European Politics and Society Section, American Political Science Association
How does a democracy deal with threats to its stability and continued existence when those threats come from political parties that play the democratic game? In Defending Democracy, political scientist Giovanni Capoccia studies key European nations between World Wars I and II which survived such democratic crises.
A comprehensive and thoughtful historical analysis of the democracies of interwar Europe, Defending Democracy provides a unique perspective on the many lessons to be learned from their successes and failures. With this exclusively empirical investigative approach, Capoccia develops a methodology for analyzing contemporary democracies—such as Algeria, Turkey, Israel, and others—where similar political conditions are present. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation.
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Weitere Infos & Material
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Acknowledgments
Part I: The Theoretical Framework
1. Democratic Stability and Democratic Crisis
2. The Challenges: Antisystem Parties
3. The Defense: Strategies against Extremism
Part II: Case Studies
4. Czechoslovakia
5. Belgium
6. Finland
Part III: Comparative Perspectives
7. Defense of Democracy: Actors and Strategies in Comparative Perspective
8. Conclusion
Appendix A: Party Names and Translations
Appendix B: Government Coalitions and Alignments in Presidential Elections
Appendix C: Anti-extremist Legislation in Czechoslovakia, Finland, and Belgium
Notes
Bibliography
Index
