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Nationalsozialismus und Populismus
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Abstract "In the various stages of its development - from a small right-wing extremist movement, opposed to the democratic parliamentary system of the Weimar Republic, to the solely ruling party of the most gruesome dictatorships of the 19th century - nationalsocialism always bore features of protest- or gov... view more
"In the various stages of its development - from a small right-wing extremist movement, opposed to the democratic parliamentary system of the Weimar Republic, to the solely ruling party of the most gruesome dictatorships of the 19th century - nationalsocialism always bore features of protest- or government populism. This is characterized by a massive personalization and emotionalisation of politics, the use of bogeyman figures and enemy stereotypes in an extremely dichotomous and simplified world view, a vertical juxtaposition of 'below' (the people) and 'above' (the elites/ the system), frequent calls upon the 'Volk' with an aggressive and depreciating attitude towards political adversaries, promises of liberation and salvation by a charismatic Leader are some of the most important populist features of the national socialist party, which can at least partly be attributed to its 'völkisch' origins. In any understanding, some features of nationalsocialism are distinctly not populist, e.g. the will to power, the claim of totalitarianism, the readiness for tactical compromise and the massive use of force and terror prevent an interpretation of nationalsocialism as a populist phenomenon tout court." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Nazism; populism; Hitler, A.; National Socialist German Workers' Party; presidential election; crisis; antisemitism; dictatorship; power struggle; people; Weimar Republic (Germany, 1918-33); propaganda; ritual; emotionality; politics; ideology; agriculture; Schleswig-Holstein; racism; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
General History
Political System, Constitution, Government
Method
descriptive study; historical
Document language
German
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 257-277
Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 9 (2012) 2
Issue topic
Populismus und Faschismus / Populism and fascism
ISSN
1612-9008
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications