Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
About the Book Series
This series covers academic studies within the broad fields of ‘extremism’ and ‘democracy’, with volumes focusing on adjacent concepts such as populism, radicalism, and ideological/religious fundamentalism. These topics have been considered largely in isolation by scholars interested in the study of political parties, elections, social movements, activism, and radicalisation in democratic settings. A key focus of the series, therefore, is the (inter-)relation between extremism, radicalism, populism, fundamentalism, and democracy. Since its establishment in 1999, the series has encompassed both influential contributions to the discipline and informative accounts for public debate. Works will seek to problematise the role of extremism, broadly defined, within an ever-globalising world, and/or the way social and political actors can respond to these challenges without undermining democratic credentials.
The Populist Radical Right in Poland: The Patriots
1st Edition
By Rafal Pankowski
September 14, 2011
In this important and accessible study, Rafal Pankowski makes sense of the rapid growth of organized radical nationalism on the political level in Poland by showing its origins, its internal dynamics and the historical, political, social and cultural context that has made it possible. From ...
Political Extremes: A conceptual history from antiquity to the present
1st Edition
By Uwe Backes
September 13, 2011
The Western tradition of the constitutional state, with its ancient roots, defines political extremes as the epitome of that what must be absolutely rejected. It highlights tyranny, despotism, despotic rule, non-autonomy, ruthless enforcing of interests as ‘extreme’, contrasting this to a virtuous ...
New British Fascism: Rise of the British National Party
1st Edition
By Matthew Goodwin
June 09, 2011
The British National Party (BNP) is the most successful far right party in British political history. Based on unprecedented access to the party and its members, this book examines the rise of the BNP and explains what drives some citizens to support far right politics. It is essential reading for ...
Re-inventing the Italian Right: Territorial politics, populism and 'post-fascism'
1st Edition
By Stefano Fella, Carlo Ruzza
March 14, 2011
Following his third election victory in 2008, the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the most controversial head of government in the EU. This is a cogent examination of the Berlusconi phenomenon, exploring the success and development of the new populist right-wing coalition in Italy ...
The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain
1st Edition
Edited
By Roger Eatwell, Matthew Goodwin
April 14, 2010
Since the 1990s, there has been a growing concern about the resurgence of extremist and radical movements in the Western world. Although a variety of challenges to the liberal democratic order have emerged, the main focus of concern among academics, policy-makers and practitioners within Europe and...
Anti-Political Establishment Parties: A Comparative Analysis
1st Edition
By Amir Abedi
May 14, 2009
Recent electoral success of the Freedom Party in Austria, List Pim Fortuyn in The Netherlands, the People's Party in Denmark and the National Front in France have demonstrated the appeal of parties that challenge the political establishment. This book seeks to explain why these parties have ...
Ecological Politics and Democratic Theory: The Challenge to the Deliberative Ideal
1st Edition
By Mathew Humphrey
April 29, 2009
This volume examines the reasons why some despair at the prospects for an ecological form of democracy, and challenges the recent ‘deliberative turn’ in environmental political thought. Deliberative democracy has become popular for those seeking a reconciliation of these two forms of politics. ...
Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge
1st Edition
Edited
By Roger Eatwell, Cas Mudde
April 29, 2009
By the turn of the 1990s, Western democracy appeared destined to become the universal governmental norm. However, as we move into the new millennium there are growing signs that extremism is far from dead. In recent years, the extreme right has gathered notable support in many Western countries, ...
Extreme Right Activists in Europe: Through the magnifying glass
1st Edition
By Bert Klandermans, Nonna Mayer
March 29, 2009
Since the 1980s, one of the main political changes in Western Europe has been the electoral upsurge of extreme right-wing parties. However, while the electoral support of these movements has been studied extensively, their membership has largely been ignored. This book examines who joins the ...
Political Parties and Terrorist Groups
2nd Edition
By Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger
December 24, 2008
This book is the definitive guide to the topical issue of the relationship between political parties that embrace the democratic process and terrorist groups which eschew the legal and procedural strictures of democracy. The fully revised edition continues to provide the most detailed theoretical ...
American Extremism: History, Politics and the Militia Movement
1st Edition
By Darren Mulloy
August 15, 2008
American Extremism explains how at the heart of the politics practiced by the militia movement is an attempt to define the nature of 'Americanism', and shows how militia members employ the myths, metaphors and perceived historical lessons of the American Revolution, the constitutional settlement ...
The Scope of Tolerance: Studies on the Costs of Free Expression and Freedom of the Press
1st Edition
By Raphael Cohen-Almagor
November 01, 2005
One of the dangers in any political system is that the principles that underlie and characterize it may, through their application, bring about its destruction. Liberal democracy is no exception. Moreover, because democracy is relatively a young phenomenon, it lacks experience in dealing with ...