Hate, Politics, Law: Critical Perspectives on Combating Hate
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to hate have become ubiquitous in the modern response to group
defamation and violence in liberal democracies. Whether expressed in
speech, acted out in criminal conduct, or seen as the fuel of terror and
extremism, hate is persistently considered a vice, an evil, and a
threat to the modern liberal democracy. But what exactly is at stake
when societies oppose hate? In Hate, Politics, Law: Critical
Perspectives on Combating Hate, Thomas Brudholm and Birgitte Schepelern
Johansen have gathered a group of distinguished scholars who offer a
critical exploration and assessment of the basic assumptions, ideals,
and agendas behind the modern fight against hate. They explore these
issues and provide a range of explanatory and normative perspectives on
the awkward relationship between hate and liberal democracy, as
expressed, for example, through anti-hate speech and anti-hate crime
initiatives. The volume further examines the presuppositions and
ideological roots of fighting hate, as well as its blind spots and
limits. It also includes discussions on the definition and meaning of
hate, the longer and broader history of the concept of hate, and when
and why fighting hatred became politically salient. While most research
on hate crime is written and published in order to prevent and combat
hate, Hate, Politics, Law takes a much-needed theoretical, historical,
and exploratory approach to hatred.
