Democracy and Its Enemies in Europe by Joanna Rak, Roman Bcker - 9781032954745

Democracy and Its Enemies in EuropeSuccesses and Failures in Combating Autocratic Threats\nAuthor(s): Joanna Rak, Roman Bcker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032954745, 978-1032954745\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the evolving nature of democratic threats and identifies strategies necessary to safeguard democratic governance in an increasingly turbulent political environment.\n\nIt explores how democratic systems in Europe have faced, and continue to face, threats from various entities that exhibit essential characteristics of being enemies of democracy, including fascism, Nazism, authoritarianism, and modern forms of populism and external interference. Through detailed case studies, the book examines the tactics used by enemies of democracy to undermine the sovereignty of political nations, from the rise of totalitarian regimes in the twentieth century to contemporary challenges like Russias democratic decline .