Radio and the Rise of The Nazis in Prewar Germany
Maja Adena
(1)
,
Ruben Enikolopov
(2)
,
Maria Petrova
(3)
,
Veronica Santarosa
(4)
,
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
(5, 6)
1
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
2 UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
3 ICGM - Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier
4 University of Michigan - Law School
5 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
6 PSE - Paris School of Economics
2 UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
3 ICGM - Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier
4 University of Michigan - Law School
5 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
6 PSE - Paris School of Economics
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
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Résumé
How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a dictatorial regime? We study these questions in the context of Germany of the 1920s and 1930s. During the democratic period, when the Weimar government introduced progovernment political news, the growth of Nazi popularity slowed down in areas with access to radio. This effect was reversed during the campaign for the last competitive election as a result of the pro-Nazi radio broadcast following Hitler’s appointment as chancellor. During the consolidation of dictatorship, radio propaganda helped the Nazis enroll new party members. After the Nazis established their rule, radio propaganda incited anti-Semitic acts and denunciations of Jews to authorities by ordinary citizens. The effect of anti-Semitic propaganda varied depending on the listeners’ predispositions toward the message. Nazi radio was most effective in places where anti-Semitism was historically high and had a negative effect in places with historically low anti-Semitism.
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Radio and the Rise of The Nazis in Prewar Germany
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Résumé |
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How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a dictatorial regime? We study these questions in the context of Germany of the 1920s and 1930s. During the democratic period, when the Weimar government introduced progovernment political news, the growth of Nazi popularity slowed down in areas with access to radio. This effect was reversed during the campaign for the last competitive election as a result of the pro-Nazi radio broadcast following Hitler’s appointment as chancellor. During the consolidation of dictatorship, radio propaganda helped the Nazis enroll new party members. After the Nazis established their rule, radio propaganda incited anti-Semitic acts and denunciations of Jews to authorities by ordinary citizens. The effect of anti-Semitic propaganda varied depending on the listeners’ predispositions toward the message. Nazi radio was most effective in places where anti-Semitism was historically high and had a negative effect in places with historically low anti-Semitism.
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Auteur(s) |
Maja Adena
1
, Ruben Enikolopov
2
, Maria Petrova
3
, Veronica Santarosa
4
, Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
5, 6
1
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
( 229633 )
- Allemagne
2
UPF -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
( 128785 )
- Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12 - 08002 Barcelona
- Espagne
3
ICGM -
Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier
( 1087107 )
- Place Eugène Bataillon - Bâtiment 17 - CC1700- 34095 Montpellier cedex 5
- France
4
University of Michigan - Law School
( 230693 )
- États-Unis
5
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
6
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Internationale
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Date de publication |
2015-12
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Volume |
130
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Numéro |
4
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Page/Identifiant |
1885-1939
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en
Europe
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DOI | 10.1093/qje/qjv030 |
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