Hate Speech and Democratic Citizenship (9780198759027)

Most modern democracies punish hate speech. Less freedom for some, they claim, guarantees greater freedom for others. Heinze rejects that approach, arguing that democracies have better ways of combatting violence and discrimination against vulnerable groups without having to censor speakers. Critiquing dominant free speech theories, Heinze explains that free expression must be safeguarded not just as an individual right, but as an essential attribute of democratic
citizenship. The book challenges contemporary state regulation of public discourse by promoting a stronger theory of what democracy is and what it demands. Examining US, European and international approaches, Heinze offers a new vision of free speech within Western democracies.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 272 pages
• Dimensions 162 x 239 x 21mm | 570g
• Publication date 04 Apr 2016
• Publisher Oxford University Press
• Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 0198759029
• ISBN13 9780198759027
• Bestsellers rank 2,212,768

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