Angela K Bourne
Biographic Data
| ID | 2236708 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela K Bourne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela K |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourne |
| SIGNATURE | BOURNE A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Roskilde University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1626-2879 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Democratic Illiberalism, Anti-Populism and Cultures of Opposition to Populist Parties in Europe
This article examines populist challenges to democracy and liberalism in contemporary Europe through the eyes of populist opponents. It does not assume that populist parties necessarily threaten liberal democracy but shows that, for many, fear of this threat is a mobilizing force. Content analysis of data on justifications of initiatives opposing populist parties in Hungary, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark examines the prevalenc…
Tolerant and intolerant responses to populist parties
Initiatives opposing populist parties in Europe
Militant democracy and successors to authoritarian ruling parties in post-1945 West Germany and Italy
This article contributes to the empirical literature on militant democracy and successor party bans by comparing post-1945 West Germany and Italy. These countries shared a right-authoritarian past but their tolerance of right-authoritarian parties differed. Looking for reasons behind the ban of the Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands and the survival of the Movimento sociale italiano, this study tests five conditions: (1) ambiguity toward – …
The impact of the past on contemporary responses to political extremism
Scholars have argued that historical context shapes national choices about responses to extremism. The influence of Nazism on Germany’s ‘militant democracy’ is the paradigmatic example. However, authoritarian experiences have also mobilized in rejection of militant measures. The relevance of historical experiences may thus depend on how the past is ‘remembered’ and ‘mobilized’ for political ends. We approach this puzzle by examining how states ap…
Explaining Citizen Attitudes to Strategies of Democratic Defense in Europe
It has long been speculated that banning parties from participation in elections may be counterproductive because it might provoke societal resistance. Using the European Social Survey (2002–2010; N = 195,405), our study suggests otherwise. We demonstrate that party bans enjoy the legitimacy of majority support. This holds true irrespective of countries’ resilience to extremist influences (or lack thereof) resulting from “institutional intoleranc…
Securitization and the Proscription of Terrorist Organizations in Spain
This article applies securitization theory to account for the proscription of organizations linked to Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain. I argue that securitization is vital for understanding the evolution of Spanish counterterrorism policy from tolerating to banning political organisations not directly involved in terrorist attacks, but supporting and sympathetic to ETA. More specifically, I examine the role of the judiciary in the initiation…
Social Movements as ‘Arenas’ and ‘Actors’ in Transnationalizing Public Spheres
In July 2015, as Greeks voted in a referendum on the conditions of a third International Monetary Fund (IMF)-European Union (EU) bailout, many social movements around the world rallied, under the b
Social Movements and the Transnational Transformation of Public Spheres
This article presents a theoretical framework for the empirical study of social movements as agents in the transnational transformation of public spheres. It draws on the existing literature on transnationalization of public spheres, which predominantly focuses on the broadcast media as carriers of the public sphere, to conceptualize transnational public spheres and mechanisms of public sphere transformation and to identify indicators for measuri…
Prescribing democracy? Party proscription and party system stability in Germany, Spain and Turkey
When democracies ban political parties, one of the central issues that usually emerges in both public and academic debate concerns the effects of proscription. Some argue that proscription may lead to radicalisation, a growth of militancy and readiness to use violence. Others argue that, in the long run, banning parties may damage the foundations of a democratic polity as the ban may be interpreted as a silent weakening of democratic rights in th…
Europeanization and social movement mobilization during the European sovereign debt crisis
The article addresses Europeanization of social movements in the context of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Europeanization occurs when movements collaborate, or make horizontal communicative linkages with movements in other countries, contest authorities beyond the state, frame issues as European and claim a European identity. The article presents a theoretical framework and research design for measuring the degree of social movement Europea…
Why ban Batasuna? Terrorism, political parties and democracy
Democratization and the illegalization of political parties in Europe
This article explores the literature on democratization to account for the proscription of political parties in democratizing states. A survey of 22 party bans in 12 European states identifies two distinct classes of proscription derived from the ‘degree of democratization’ present in a banning state. I identify features of ‘new’ and ‘incomplete’ democracies that help explain proscription. Case studies on Germany, Austria, Russia, Latvia and Gree…
Bringing Europe closer to the citizen? regions, stateless nations and the European convention
This article investigates whether increased concern to 'bring Europe closer to the citizen' and the more inclusive European Convention format enhanced the influence of member state territorial actors in EU treaty-making. To this end, four questions are explored in a case study of Spanish territorial actors' experience of the Convention process: What did regions and minority nationalists hope to gain from the Convention? Who represented them there…
The Impact of European Integration on Regional Power
This article seeks to unravel ambiguity in analysis about the impact of European integration on sub‐state regions' political power. In the literature there are arguments that integration empowers, disempowers and has no effect on regional power. In order to address this ambiguity and to contribute to theory‐building, I develop a theoretical framework sensitive to multiple means by which integration can affect multiple sources of regional power, a…
Defending Basque Taxation Devolution in the European Union
This article examines the impact of European integration on Basque politics by analysing the causes, development and implications of a dispute between European Union (EU) and Basque authorities over the permissible scope of Basque taxation prerogatives. It examines three dimensions of the EU's impact on Basque politics: the impact of European integration on Basque legal-constitutional powers; its impact on new opportunities for Basque authorities…
The Impact of European Integration on Regional Power
This article seeks to unravel ambiguity in analysis about the impact of European integration on sub‐state regions' political power. In the literature there are arguments that integration empowers, disempowers and has no effect on regional power. In order to address this ambiguity and to contribute to theory‐building, I develop a theoretical framework sensitive to multiple means by which integration can affect multiple sources of regional power, a…
Initiatives opposing populist parties in Europe
Democratization and the illegalization of political parties in Europe
This article explores the literature on democratization to account for the proscription of political parties in democratizing states. A survey of 22 party bans in 12 European states identifies two distinct classes of proscription derived from the ‘degree of democratization’ present in a banning state. I identify features of ‘new’ and ‘incomplete’ democracies that help explain proscription. Case studies on Germany, Austria, Russia, Latvia and Gree…
Prescribing democracy? Party proscription and party system stability in Germany, Spain and Turkey
When democracies ban political parties, one of the central issues that usually emerges in both public and academic debate concerns the effects of proscription. Some argue that proscription may lead to radicalisation, a growth of militancy and readiness to use violence. Others argue that, in the long run, banning parties may damage the foundations of a democratic polity as the ban may be interpreted as a silent weakening of democratic rights in th…
Bringing Europe closer to the citizen? regions, stateless nations and the European convention
This article investigates whether increased concern to 'bring Europe closer to the citizen' and the more inclusive European Convention format enhanced the influence of member state territorial actors in EU treaty-making. To this end, four questions are explored in a case study of Spanish territorial actors' experience of the Convention process: What did regions and minority nationalists hope to gain from the Convention? Who represented them there…
Militant democracy and successors to authoritarian ruling parties in post-1945 West Germany and Italy
This article contributes to the empirical literature on militant democracy and successor party bans by comparing post-1945 West Germany and Italy. These countries shared a right-authoritarian past but their tolerance of right-authoritarian parties differed. Looking for reasons behind the ban of the Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands and the survival of the Movimento sociale italiano, this study tests five conditions: (1) ambiguity toward – …
The impact of the past on contemporary responses to political extremism
Scholars have argued that historical context shapes national choices about responses to extremism. The influence of Nazism on Germany’s ‘militant democracy’ is the paradigmatic example. However, authoritarian experiences have also mobilized in rejection of militant measures. The relevance of historical experiences may thus depend on how the past is ‘remembered’ and ‘mobilized’ for political ends. We approach this puzzle by examining how states ap…
Explaining Citizen Attitudes to Strategies of Democratic Defense in Europe
It has long been speculated that banning parties from participation in elections may be counterproductive because it might provoke societal resistance. Using the European Social Survey (2002–2010; N = 195,405), our study suggests otherwise. We demonstrate that party bans enjoy the legitimacy of majority support. This holds true irrespective of countries’ resilience to extremist influences (or lack thereof) resulting from “institutional intoleranc…
Social Movements and the Transnational Transformation of Public Spheres
This article presents a theoretical framework for the empirical study of social movements as agents in the transnational transformation of public spheres. It draws on the existing literature on transnationalization of public spheres, which predominantly focuses on the broadcast media as carriers of the public sphere, to conceptualize transnational public spheres and mechanisms of public sphere transformation and to identify indicators for measuri…
Why ban Batasuna? Terrorism, political parties and democracy
Tolerant and intolerant responses to populist parties
Securitization and the Proscription of Terrorist Organizations in Spain
This article applies securitization theory to account for the proscription of organizations linked to Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain. I argue that securitization is vital for understanding the evolution of Spanish counterterrorism policy from tolerating to banning political organisations not directly involved in terrorist attacks, but supporting and sympathetic to ETA. More specifically, I examine the role of the judiciary in the initiation…
Defending Basque Taxation Devolution in the European Union
This article examines the impact of European integration on Basque politics by analysing the causes, development and implications of a dispute between European Union (EU) and Basque authorities over the permissible scope of Basque taxation prerogatives. It examines three dimensions of the EU's impact on Basque politics: the impact of European integration on Basque legal-constitutional powers; its impact on new opportunities for Basque authorities…
The Impact of European Integration on Regional Power
This article seeks to unravel ambiguity in analysis about the impact of European integration on sub‐state regions' political power. In the literature there are arguments that integration empowers, disempowers and has no effect on regional power. In order to address this ambiguity and to contribute to theory‐building, I develop a theoretical framework sensitive to multiple means by which integration can affect multiple sources of regional power, a…
Bringing Europe closer to the citizen? regions, stateless nations and the European convention
This article investigates whether increased concern to 'bring Europe closer to the citizen' and the more inclusive European Convention format enhanced the influence of member state territorial actors in EU treaty-making. To this end, four questions are explored in a case study of Spanish territorial actors' experience of the Convention process: What did regions and minority nationalists hope to gain from the Convention? Who represented them there…
Democratization and the illegalization of political parties in Europe
This article explores the literature on democratization to account for the proscription of political parties in democratizing states. A survey of 22 party bans in 12 European states identifies two distinct classes of proscription derived from the ‘degree of democratization’ present in a banning state. I identify features of ‘new’ and ‘incomplete’ democracies that help explain proscription. Case studies on Germany, Austria, Russia, Latvia and Gree…
Why ban Batasuna? Terrorism, political parties and democracy
Europeanization and social movement mobilization during the European sovereign debt crisis
The article addresses Europeanization of social movements in the context of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Europeanization occurs when movements collaborate, or make horizontal communicative linkages with movements in other countries, contest authorities beyond the state, frame issues as European and claim a European identity. The article presents a theoretical framework and research design for measuring the degree of social movement Europea…
Social Movements as ‘Arenas’ and ‘Actors’ in Transnationalizing Public Spheres
In July 2015, as Greeks voted in a referendum on the conditions of a third International Monetary Fund (IMF)-European Union (EU) bailout, many social movements around the world rallied, under the b
Social Movements and the Transnational Transformation of Public Spheres
This article presents a theoretical framework for the empirical study of social movements as agents in the transnational transformation of public spheres. It draws on the existing literature on transnationalization of public spheres, which predominantly focuses on the broadcast media as carriers of the public sphere, to conceptualize transnational public spheres and mechanisms of public sphere transformation and to identify indicators for measuri…
Prescribing democracy? Party proscription and party system stability in Germany, Spain and Turkey
When democracies ban political parties, one of the central issues that usually emerges in both public and academic debate concerns the effects of proscription. Some argue that proscription may lead to radicalisation, a growth of militancy and readiness to use violence. Others argue that, in the long run, banning parties may damage the foundations of a democratic polity as the ban may be interpreted as a silent weakening of democratic rights in th…
Securitization and the Proscription of Terrorist Organizations in Spain
This article applies securitization theory to account for the proscription of organizations linked to Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain. I argue that securitization is vital for understanding the evolution of Spanish counterterrorism policy from tolerating to banning political organisations not directly involved in terrorist attacks, but supporting and sympathetic to ETA. More specifically, I examine the role of the judiciary in the initiation…
Explaining Citizen Attitudes to Strategies of Democratic Defense in Europe
It has long been speculated that banning parties from participation in elections may be counterproductive because it might provoke societal resistance. Using the European Social Survey (2002–2010; N = 195,405), our study suggests otherwise. We demonstrate that party bans enjoy the legitimacy of majority support. This holds true irrespective of countries’ resilience to extremist influences (or lack thereof) resulting from “institutional intoleranc…
The impact of the past on contemporary responses to political extremism
Scholars have argued that historical context shapes national choices about responses to extremism. The influence of Nazism on Germany’s ‘militant democracy’ is the paradigmatic example. However, authoritarian experiences have also mobilized in rejection of militant measures. The relevance of historical experiences may thus depend on how the past is ‘remembered’ and ‘mobilized’ for political ends. We approach this puzzle by examining how states ap…
Militant democracy and successors to authoritarian ruling parties in post-1945 West Germany and Italy
This article contributes to the empirical literature on militant democracy and successor party bans by comparing post-1945 West Germany and Italy. These countries shared a right-authoritarian past but their tolerance of right-authoritarian parties differed. Looking for reasons behind the ban of the Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands and the survival of the Movimento sociale italiano, this study tests five conditions: (1) ambiguity toward – …
Tolerant and intolerant responses to populist parties
Initiatives opposing populist parties in Europe
Democratic Illiberalism, Anti-Populism and Cultures of Opposition to Populist Parties in Europe
This article examines populist challenges to democracy and liberalism in contemporary Europe through the eyes of populist opponents. It does not assume that populist parties necessarily threaten liberal democracy but shows that, for many, fear of this threat is a mobilizing force. Content analysis of data on justifications of initiatives opposing populist parties in Hungary, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark examines the prevalenc…
Political science (16 works) · Law (15 works) · Politics (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Political economy (14 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (6 works) · European union (5 works)