Over the past two decades, the concept of militant democracy—the use of legal restrictions
on political expression and participation to curb extremist actors in democratic regimes—has …

This article assesses recent normative theorizing on militant democracy—the idea that, to
protect themselves, democracies might under some circumstances have to restrict the rights …

Antipartyism and its partner in negativity, antipartisanship, have a distinguished, even
brilliant pedigree. On the Side of the Angels is my assessment of antipartyism, designed to …

Since German reunification in 1990, there has been widespread concern about
marginalized young people who, faced with bleak prospects for their future, have embraced …

The field of comparative constitutional law has grown immensely over the past couple of
decades. Once a minor and obscure adjunct to the field of domestic constitutional law …

How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-
democratic forces? By granting rights of participation to groups that do not share democratic …

When political'extremists'-organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in
democratic elections-enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors …

We love freedom. We hate racism. But what do we do when these values collide? In this
wide-ranging book, Erik Bleich explores policies that the United States, Britain, France …

This article proposes a critique of “militant democracy,” defined as the legal restriction of
democratic freedoms for the purpose of insulating democratic regimes from the threat of …

This book aims to present a comprehensive theory of militant democracy and to answer
questions such as: How can a democracy protect itself against its own downfall? And when …