Academic Scientific JournalsExtremism in Slovakia – throughout analysis
Keywords:
extremism, radicalism, young people, human rights, democracyAbstract
Political extremism has its wider historical and social contenxt. There are multiple factors that contribute to the rise and the spread of extremism and political radicalism in various countries. The paper describes the situation of extremism in Slovakia, with a special focus on the recent happenings connected with the far-right party of Marián Kotleba – People´s Party – Our Slovakia. The author tries to find answers to the issue, why extremist tendencies are so ,,in“ and popular among today´s young generation.
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