Loose Cannons: War Veterans and the Erosion of Democracy in Weimar Germany

This article shows that democracy in Weimar Germany was eroded by the political legacy of WWI. Using novel data on WWI veterans and an election panel from 1893–1933, I find that former soldiers are associated with a sizeable, persistent, and momentous shift in political preferences from left to righ...

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Published in:The Journal of economic history 2023-03, Vol.83 (1), p.167-202
Main Author: Koenig, Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-communism
Armed forces
Beneficiaries
Centrism
Communism
Conspiracy
Democracy
Economic history
Election results
Elections
Extremism
Fascism
Military personnel
Nationalism
Nazi era
Panel data
Paramilitary groups
Politics
Presidential elections
Soldiers
Veterans
Voters
War
Weimar Republic
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