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| Weimar Republic: "Weimar Republic" was the term for a series of democratic governments that were formed in Germany after the First World War, from 1919 to 1933. The period faced economic instability, political upheaval, and social unrest, marked by the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, and the rise of extremist factions. Despite advancements in arts and culture, its challenges paved the way for the eventual rise of the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler's dictatorship in 1933._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Carl Schmitt on Weimar Republic - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 169 Weimar Republic/Schmitt: Schmitt's 1932 brochure Legality and Legitimacy systematically diagnosed the "contrast" between liberalism and democracy as internal tension and contradictory structure of the Weimar constitution itself. Schmitt was of the opinion that such "dualism" triggered dynamics of conflict Brocker I 170 and initiated a constitutional change towards new answers. >Legitimacy/Schmitt. Reinhard Mehring, Carl Schmitt, Die geistesgeschichtliche Lage des heutigen Parlamentarismus (1923), in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Schmitt I Carl Schmitt Der Hüter der Verfassung Tübingen 1931 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27