Political Extremism in Democracies
Author | : William M. Downs |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2012-06-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137052834 |
ISBN-13 | : 113705283X |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Political Extremism in Democracies by : William M. Downs
Download or read book Political Extremism in Democracies written by William M. Downs and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences.