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Order, Authority, Nation

Neo-Socialism, Fascism, and Political Conversion in Interwar France

AvMathieu Hikaru Desan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Order, Authority, Nation develops a sociological account of political conversion from left to right through an examination of the historical case of Marcel Déat and the French neo-socialists. Déat and the neo-socialists began their careers in the 1920s as democratic socialists but became fascists and Nazi collaborators by the end of World War II. While existing accounts of this shift emphasize the ideological continuity underlying neo-socialism and fascism, this book centers the fundamentally discontinuous and relational character of political conversion in its analysis. Highlighting the active part played by Déat and the neo-socialists in their own reinvention at different moments of their trajectory, it argues that political conversion is a phenomenon defined not just by a change in belief, but at its core, by how political actors respond to changing political circumstances. This sociological account of a phenomenon often treated polemically offers a unique contribution to the sociology and history of socialism and fascism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:513 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Historical Sociology
Antal sidor:274
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009691383

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Mathieu Hikaru Desan is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests include social theory, political sociology, and cultural sociology. His work has appeared in Sociological Theory, Comparative Studies in Society and History, and Critical Sociology, among other outlets.

Recensioner i media

'Thanks to its impeccable documentation, its deep knowledge of the French political scene in the interwar period, its ability to adequately contextualize political statements, and its fine-grained analysis of position taking among ambitious politicians, Order, Authority, Nation offers a first-rate account of Marcel Déat's and his neo-Socialist colleagues' endorsement of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how democrats can turn fascists and, more broadly, how radical political conversions take place.' Ivan Ermakoff, Professor of Sociology , University of Wisconsin-Madison

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Part I. From Socialism to Neo-Socialism: The Dynamics of Doctrinal Revision: 1. Orthodoxy and ambiguity: French socialist doctrine and the question of ministerial participation; 2. 'Tactics' and 'Doctrine': the 1933 schism and the invention of neo-socialism; Part II. The Vicissitudes of Neo-Socialism: The Failed Search for Political Distinction: 3. Crisis and realignment: neo-socialism's equivocal turn; 4. Marginalization and disarticulation: neo-socialism, planism, and the popular front; Part III. From 'Anti-Anti-Fascism' to Fascism: The Unmaking and Remaking of a Political Identity: 5. Appeasement and accommodation: the party of peace and the 'national revolution' in Vichy; 6. Radicalization and convergence: déat in the field of collaborationism; Conclusion.