Far-Right Newspeak and the Future of Liberal Democracy - Paperback

by A. James McAdams (Editor), Samuel Piccolo (Editor)

This book is the first systematic, multi-country exploration of far-right newspeak. The contributors analyze the ways in which contemporary far-right politicians, intellectuals, and pundits use and abuse traditional liberal concepts and ideas to justify positions that threaten democratic institutions and liberal principles.

Author Biography

A. James McAdams is the William M. Scholl Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, USA.

Samuel Piccolo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA.