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This book looks at the stresses put upon Western liberal democracies by factors such as the increased threat of terrorism and the accession of the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It examines the phenomenon of ‘militant democracies’ as a response to these pressures and analyses issues such as party closures, political rights of minorities, and democratization. It focuses on highly topical and contentious areas of current interest in the light of September 11th and the London terrorist attacks.
Keywords: Western liberal democracy, terrorism threat, post-communist countries, militant democracy, party closure, political rights, minorities, democratization, September 11th, terrorist attacks
Print publication date: 2006 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199296033 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199296033.001.0001 |
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