{"product_id":"democratic-defence-as-normal-politics-everyday-opposition-to-populist-parties-in-multilevel-europe-9783031604829","title":"Democratic Defence as Normal Politics: Everyday Opposition to Populist Parties in Multilevel Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopulist parties in Europe attract many more votes than they did just a few \u003cbr\u003e decades ago and are now much more likely to govern. They have also become key \u003cbr\u003e players in the international sphere. At the same time, the relationship between \u003cbr\u003e democracy and populism is subject to substantial scholarly and public debate. \u003cbr\u003e This raises questions about opposition to this controversial set of political \u003cbr\u003e actors: do opponents favour the use of rights-restricting and \u003cbr\u003e exclusionary repertoires typical of 'militant democracy' responses to anti-\u003cbr\u003e democratic or extremist parties? Or do opponents favour the ordinary, persuasive \u003cbr\u003e and sometimes inclusive strategies more typical of the daily conduct of liberal \u003cbr\u003e democratic politics? To what extent is opposition conceived of as democratic \u003cbr\u003e defence? How do strategies vary among countries and in relation to different \u003cbr\u003e types of populist parties? How do international and transnational actors respond?\u003cbr\u003e Addressing these questions, the book presents new research mapping opposition \u003cbr\u003e to the Hungarian Civic Alliance (Fidesz), Law and Justice in Poland, Alternative for \u003cbr\u003e Germany, League and Five Start Movement in Italy, Podemos and Vox in Spain, \u003cbr\u003e the Sweden Democrats and the Danish People's Party. It argues that opposition \u003cbr\u003e to populist parties in contemporary Europe is, in most cases, best conceived of as \u003cbr\u003e democratic defence as normal politics. That is, while there is no direct link \u003cbr\u003e between populism and a decline in democratic quality, critical claims justifying \u003cbr\u003e acts of opposition often problematise populist parties as threats to \u003cbr\u003e liberal democratic principles and values. At the same time, opponents are \u003cbr\u003e more likely to respond to populist parties using the repertoires of normal \u003cbr\u003e politics - or strategies typically employed against less controversial \u003cbr\u003e groupings - than the exceptional, rights-restricting instruments typically used \u003cbr\u003e against extremists. The case of Alternative for Germany, in which exceptional \u003cbr\u003e politics continues to guide much opposition, remains a case apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela K. Bourne is Professor (with Special Responsibilities) at Roskilde University. Her other publications include Responding to Populist Parties in Europe (2023, Oxford University Press) and Democratic Dilemmas: Why Democracies Ban Political Parties (2018, Routledge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869801681170,"sku":"9783031604829","price":158.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61df64f7-c584-4251-ae51-d0788e28fc4f.jpg?v=1737770786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/democratic-defence-as-normal-politics-everyday-opposition-to-populist-parties-in-multilevel-europe-9783031604829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}