The Ideological Alignment of Swiss National Socialists

Peter Bakumov

This book analyzes the ideology of the Swiss far right in the period between 1933 and 1945. It provides a detailed sociological overview of the development of Swiss Frontism. Through a broad empirical study based on archive data, the author scrutinizes the views of eight prominent personalities from the milieu of Swiss Frontists.

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Introduction
Chapter 1 Theoretical background for the research of Swiss national socialism
- 1.1. Theory of fascism
  - 1.1.1. Marxist theories of fascism
  - 1.1.2. Non-Marxist approaches to the study of fascism
  - 1.1.3. The international dimension of fascism
  - 1.1.4. Implementation of the theory of fascism in the present research
- 1.2. History of Frontism in Switzerland
  - 1.2.1. Frontist discourse: The context of formation and limitations
  - 1.2.1.1. Switzerland and the threat of the Third Reich
  - 1.2.1.2. Non-Frontist nationalism
  - 1.2.1.3. Anti-Semitism and racism
  - 1.2.2. Frontist movements and their appearance and development
  - 1.2.2.1. Neue Front and Nationale Front
  - 1.2.2.2. Moderate Frontist movements: Das Aufgebot, Neue Schweiz, Bund für Volk und Heimat, Eidgenössische Front, and Nationaldemokratischer Schweizerbund
  - 1.2.2.3. Volksbund, Volksfront, and SGAD
  - 1.2.2.4. Bund treuer Eingenossen nationalsozialistischer Weltanschauung and Nationale Bewegung der Schweiz
  - 1.2.3. The sample
- 1.3. Methodology
  - 1.3.1. Formulating a hypothesis
  - 1.3.2. Ideology and individual ideologies
  - 1.3.3. Discourse analysis and its features
  - 1.3.4. Discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe
  - 1.3.5. Data analysis and the case-research matrix
Chapter 2 Empirical analysis of the ideological alignment of Swiss national socialists
- 2.1. Between Catholic conservative and Frontist identities: The border case of Jakob Lorenz
  - 2.1.1. Political views
  - 2.1.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.1.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.1.4. Economy
  - 2.1.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.1.6. Political enemies
  - 2.1.7. Conclusion
- 2.2. From classic liberalism to the legal “overhaul”: Robert Tobler, a Frontist parliamentarian
  - 2.2.1. Political views
  - 2.2.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.2.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.2.4. Economy
  - 2.2.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.2.6. Political enemies
  - 2.2.7. Conclusion
- 2.3. The “Swiss socialism” of Rolf Henne: Adaptation of the Swiss identity to the national socialist worldview
  - 2.3.1. Political views
  - 2.3.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.3.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.3.4. Economy
  - 2.3.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.3.6. Political enemies
  - 2.3.7. Conclusion
- 2.4. The fate of national socialist Europe and beyond: The internationalist fascism of Hans Oehler
  - 2.4.1. Political views
  - 2.4.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.4.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.4.5. The economy
  - 2.4.6. Race and discrimination
  - 2.4.7. Political enemies
  - 2.4.8. Conclusion
- 2.5. On the way to the eternal Reich: Jakob Schaffner, poet and ideologist
  - 2.5.1. Political views
  - 2.5.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.5.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.5.4. Economy
  - 2.5.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.5.6. Political enemies
  - 2.5.7. Conclusion
- 2.6. Self-made tool of the foreign propaganda: The path to the pro-German collaborationism of Franz Burri
  - 2.6.1. Political views
  - 2.6.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.6.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.6.4. Economy
  - 2.6.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.6.6. Political enemies
  - 2.6.7. Conclusion
- 2.7. Endless purification: The ideological fanaticism of Ernst Leonhardt
  - 2.7.1. Political views
  - 2.7.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.7.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.7.4. Economy
  - 2.7.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.7.6. Political enemies
  - 2.7.7. Conclusion
- 2.8. Self-righteous racism of a German Swiss: Theodor Fischer, an unknown Frontist
  - 2.8.1. Political views
  - 2.8.2. German National Socialism
  - 2.8.3. Foreign policy and international relations
  - 2.8.4. Economy
  - 2.8.5. Race and discrimination
  - 2.8.6. Political enemies
  - 2.8.7. Conclusion
Conclusion
- Cross-case summary
- Concluding remarks
Bibliography
- Archives
- Monographies and dissertations
- Articles and reports
- Web resourses
Newspapers

Pages:

304

Year:

2022

ISBN (PAPERBACK):

9783631893098 (Active)

ISBN (EPUB):

9783631894552 (Active)

ISBN (PDF):

9783631894545 (Active)

DOI:

10.3726/b20463

Language:

English

Keywords:

Peter, National, Swiss, Alignment, Bakumov, Ideological, socialism, Socialists

Published:

Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2022. 304 pp., 10 tables.

Peter Bakumov is a sociologist and a specialist in the field of international relations. He has recently obtained a PhD from Jacobs University Bremen. His areas of expertise include comparative research of fascism, discourse analysis of social practices, and historical sociology of the far right.

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