Democracy and extremism are usually considered opposites. We assume our system (in the UK, the USA, The Netherlands etc) is democratic, and extremists try to destroy our system and introduce some kind of dictatorship, if not chaos and anarchy. Oddly enough, however, many contemporary groups that are described as extremists by political scientists, claim to defend democracy. Only here and there some fringe groups still reject democracy and argue for an authoritarian regime. Are the other (supposedly) extremist groups merely hypocrites and opportunists who pay merely lip-service to democracy?...
Democracy and extremism are usually considered opposites. We assume our system (in the UK, the USA, The Netherlands etc) is democratic, and extremists...
Democracy and extremism are usually considered as opposites. We assume that our system (in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands etc.) is democratic, and extremists try to destroy our system and introduce some kind of dictatorship, if not chaos and anarchy. Yet in many cases, the extremists seem sincere in their attempt to construct a more democratic polity. Hence, they can be called democrats and yet also extremists, in so far as they strive for a regime with characteristics that are more extreme in a significant sense.
This book analyses radical and extreme democratic theories and ideas in...
Democracy and extremism are usually considered as opposites. We assume that our system (in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands etc.) is democratic, an...
