1st Edition
Democratic Extremism in Theory and Practice All Power to the People
By Paul Lucardie
Copyright 2014
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Definitions of extremism 2. Revolutionary or libertarian municipalism 3. Varieties of radical democracy 4. Radical Democracy in Action I 5. Radical Democracy in Action II 6. Conclusions
Biography
Paul Lucardie was affiliated with the Documentation Centre on Dutch Political Parties at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, from 1979 till 2011. He has done research on Dutch parties, and especially new and extreme parties, as well as on ideologies.
