Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act

IF 2.5 1区 历史学 Q2 ECONOMICS Journal of Economic History Pub Date : 2023-03-24 DOI:10.1017/s0022050723000104
Jean Lacroix, Pierre-Guillaume Méon, Kim Oosterlinck
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The literature has pointed out the negative aspects of political dynasties. But can political dynasties help prevent autocratic reversals? We argue that political dynasties differ according to their ideological origin and that those whose founder was a defender of democratic ideals, for simplicity labeled “pro-democratic dynasties,” show stronger support for democracy. We analyze the vote by the French parliament on 10 July 1940 of an enabling act that granted full power to Marshall Philippe Pétain, thereby ending the Third French Republic and aligning France with Nazi Germany. Using data collected from the biographies of parliamentarians and information on their voting behavior, we find that members of a pro-democratic dynasty were 9.6 to 15.1 percentage points more likely to oppose the act than other parliamentarians. We report evidence that socialization inside and outside parliament shaped the vote of parliamentarians.

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捍卫民主的政治王朝:以法国1940年授权法案为例
文献指出了政治王朝的消极方面。但是,政治王朝能帮助防止专制的逆转吗?我们认为,政治王朝根据其意识形态起源而有所不同,而那些创始人是民主理想捍卫者的王朝,为简单起见,被称为“亲民主王朝”,对民主的支持更强。我们分析法国议会于1940年7月10日投票通过的一项授权法案,该法案授予菲利普·帕姆坦元帅全权,从而结束了法兰西第三共和国并使法国与纳粹德国结盟。利用从议员传记中收集的数据和他们投票行为的信息,我们发现亲民主王朝的成员反对该法案的可能性比其他议员高9.6到15.1个百分点。我们报告的证据表明,议会内外的社会化塑造了议员的投票。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Economic History is devoted to the multidisciplinary study of history and economics, and is of interest not only to economic historians but to social and demographic historians, as well as economists in general. The journal has broad coverage, in terms of both methodology and geographic scope. Topics covered include money and banking, trade, manufacturing, technology, transportation, industrial organisation, labour, agriculture, servitude, demography, education, economic growth, and the role of government and regulation. In addition, an extensive book review section keeps readers informed about the latest work in economic history and related fields.
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