Militant Democracy – Political Science, Law and Philosophy

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This volume offers an up-to-date overview of the much-debated issue of how a democracy may defend itself against those who want to subvert it. The justifications, effectiveness and legal implications of militant democracy are discussed by addressing questions as: How can militant democracy measures such as party bans be justified? Why is it that some democracies ban antidemocratic parties? Does militant democracy succeed in combatting right-wing extremism? And is militant democracy evolving into an internationalized legal and political concept? Bringing together experts and perspectives from political science, law and philosophy, this volume advances our understanding of the current threats to democracy, a political system once thought almost invincible. It is especially timely in the light of the rise of illiberal democracy in the EU, the increasingly authoritarian rule in Turkey, the steady shift to autocracy in Russia and the remarkable election of Trump in the US. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Afshin Ellian, Bastiaan Rijpkema)....Pages 1-20 Front Matter ....Pages 21-21 Militant Democracy and the Banning of Political Parties in Democratic States: Why Some Do and Why Some Don’t (Angela K. Bourne)....Pages 23-46 Frail Democracy (Ivan Ermakoff)....Pages 47-60 How Does Militant Democracy Function in Combating Right-Wing Extremism? A Case Study of Slovakian Militant Democracy and the Rise of Kotleba – People’s Party Our Slovakia (Miroslav Mareš)....Pages 61-76 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Interactions between International and National Norms: Towards an Internationalized Concept of Militant Democracy (Christian Walter)....Pages 79-95 Justifying Militant Democracy: Philosophical and Legal Reflections on Dutch Militant Democracy (Gelijn Molier)....Pages 97-114 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Militant Democracy beyond Loewenstein: George van den Bergh’s 1936 Inaugural Lecture (Bastiaan Rijpkema)....Pages 117-152 L’amour de la démocratie versus the Dictatorship of the Constitutional State (Rechtsstaat). The Defense in Democracy Itself (Afshin Ellian)....Pages 153-188 Back Matter ....Pages 189-193