Journal article
Defending democracy: reactions to political extremism in inter-war Europe
- Abstract:
- While the strategies of political actors and institutions have been largely analyzed with reference to cases of democratic breakdown, democratic survival has often been viewed as a consequence of socio–economic and cultural ‘preconditions’. The analysis of successful reactions to strong extremist challenges in three cases of democratic survival (Czechoslovakia, Finland and Belgium in the inter–war period) against the background of two cases of breakdown in the same historical context (Italy and the Weimar Republic) is a useful complement to this view. The analysis of the selected cases shows how a stable coalition of democratic forces can effectively protect the democratic system from dangerous extremist attacks by pursuing both repressive and inclusive strategies.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 404.4KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1023/a:1010886614303
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- European Journal of Political Research More from this journal
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 431-460
- Publication date:
- 2001-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1475-6765
- ISSN:
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0304-4130
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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58713
- Local pid:
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pubs:58713
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2026-02-10
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- Copyright holder:
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Copyright date:
- 2001
- Rights statement:
- © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/a:1010886614303
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