Why did democracy survive in some European countries between the wars while fascism or authoritarianism emerged elsewhere? This innovative study approaches this question through the comparative analysis of the inter-war experience of 18 countries within a common comprehensive analytical framework. It combines structure- and actor-related aspects to provide detailed historical accounts of each case which serve as background information for the systematic testing of major theories of fascism and democracy.
Author(s): Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Jeremy Mitchell
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 522
Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Maps......Page 9
List of Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Foreword by Juan Linz......Page 13
Notes on the Contributors......Page 15
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 Austria: From Compromise to Authoritarianism......Page 57
3 Belgium: Crisis and Compromise......Page 76
4 Czechoslovakia: External Crises and Internal Compromise......Page 102
5 Estonia: Crises and ‘Pre-Emptive’ Authoritarianism......Page 123
6 Finland: From Conflict to Compromise......Page 146
7 France: An Ambiguous Survival......Page 174
8 Germany: From Double Crisis to National Socialism......Page 201
9 Greece: Political Crises and Authoritarian Takeover......Page 230
10 Hungary: Crises and Pseudo-Democratic Compromise......Page 259
11 Ireland: Democratic Stability without Compromise......Page 280
12 Italy: Early Crisis and Fascist Takeover......Page 311
13 Netherlands: Early Compromise and Democratic Stability......Page 338
14 Poland: From Post-War Crisis to Authoritarianism......Page 352
15 Portugal: Crises and Early Authoritarian Takeover......Page 371
16 Romania: Crises without Compromise......Page 398
17 Spain: The Double Breakdown......Page 413
18. Sweden: The Durable Compromise......Page 443
19. United Kingdom: Stability and Compromise......Page 466
20 Conclusions and Perspectives......Page 481
Bibliography......Page 483
Index......Page 513
