Meaning and Forms of Political Extremism in Past and Present
Meaning and Forms of Political Extremism in Past and Present
Author(s): Uwe BackesSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Summary/Abstract: The article seeks to contribute to the conceptualisation of political extremism and to lay a foundation for further theoretical studies which are explanatory in nature. A sketch of the history of the concepts follows a discussion of structural characteristics and then a typological examination of forms of extremism, particularly those of the 20th and 21st century.
Journal: Středoevropské politické studie
- Issue Year: IX/2007
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 242-262
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English