On extremism and democracy in Europe

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Label

On extremism and democracy in Europe

Statement of responsibility

Cas Mudde

Creator

• Mudde, Cas

Subject

• Democracy -- Europe
• Political culture -- Europe
• Right-wing extremists -- Europe

Language

eng

Summary

On Extremism and Democracy in Europe is a collection of short and accessible essays on the far right, populism, Euroscepticism, and liberal democracy by one of the leading academic and public voices today. It includes both sober, fact-based analysis of the often sensationalized "rise of the far right" in Europe as well as passionate defence of the fundamental values of liberal democracy. Sometimes counter-intuitive and always thought-provoking, Mudde argues that the true challenge to liberal democracy comes from the political elites at the centre of the political systems rather than from the political challengers at the political margins. Pushing to go beyond the simplistic opposition of extremism and democracy, which is much clearer in theory than in practice, he accentuates the internal dangers of liberal democracy without ignoring the external threats. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in European politics, extremism and/or current affairs more generally. --

Member of

• Routledge studies in extremism and democracy, 34

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provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy

Series volume

34