{"product_id":"9783031604829","title":"Democratic Defence as Normal Politics: Everyday Opposition to Populist Parties in Multilevel Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDemocratic Defence as Normal Politics: Everyday Opposition to Populist Parties in Multilevel Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBourne, Angela K.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopulist parties in Europe attract many more votes than they did just a few \u003cbr\u003e\ndecades ago and are now much more likely to govern. They have also become key \u003cbr\u003e\nplayers in the international sphere. At the same time, the relationship between \u003cbr\u003e\ndemocracy and populism is subject to substantial scholarly and public debate. \u003cbr\u003e\nThis raises questions about opposition to this controversial set of political \u003cbr\u003e\nactors: do opponents favour the use of rights-restricting and \u003cbr\u003e\nexclusionary repertoires typical of ‘militant democracy’ responses to anti-\u003cbr\u003e\ndemocratic or extremist parties? Or do opponents favour the ordinary, persuasive \u003cbr\u003e\nand sometimes inclusive strategies more typical of the daily conduct of liberal \u003cbr\u003e\ndemocratic politics? To what extent is opposition conceived of as democratic \u003cbr\u003e\ndefence? How do strategies vary among countries and in relation to different \u003cbr\u003e\ntypes of populist parties? How do international and transnational actors respond?\u003cbr\u003e\nAddressing these questions, the book presents new research mapping opposition \u003cbr\u003e\nto the Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz), Law and Justice in Poland, Alternative for \u003cbr\u003e\nGermany, League and Five Start Movement in Italy, Podemos and Vox in Spain, \u003cbr\u003e\nthe Sweden Democrats and the Danish People’s Party. It argues that opposition \u003cbr\u003e\nto populist parties in contemporary Europe is, in most cases, best conceived of as \u003cbr\u003e\ndemocratic defence as normal politics. That is, while there is no direct link \u003cbr\u003e\nbetween populism and a decline in democratic quality, critical claims justifying \u003cbr\u003e\nacts of opposition often problematise populist parties as threats to \u003cbr\u003e\nliberal democratic principles and values. At the same time, opponents are \u003cbr\u003e\nmore likely to respond to populist parties using the repertoires of normal \u003cbr\u003e\npolitics – or strategies typically employed against less controversial \u003cbr\u003e\ngroupings – than the exceptional, rights-restricting instruments typically used \u003cbr\u003e\nagainst extremists. The case of Alternative for Germany, in which exceptional \u003cbr\u003e\npolitics continues to guide much opposition, remains a case apart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-09-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031604829\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-60483-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 335\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523454333068,"sku":"9783031604829","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031604829.jpg?v=1776093503","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031604829","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}