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Weimar Republic

Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.

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Predominant Spectrum
Center
Closest catalog ideology
Constitutional Monarchism
Closest Figure
William Beveridge
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal28.7%
    Unitary71.3%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Democracy
    Democracy63.7%
    Autocracy36.3%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security41.2%
    Liberty58.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation57.5%
    Multicultural42.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force37.5%
    Negotiation62.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention61.3%
    Interventionist38.7%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public62.5%
    Private37.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction66.2%
    Markets33.8%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism46.2%
    Free trade53.8%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular51.2%
    Religious48.8%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive52.5%
    Traditionalist47.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration55%
    Ecologist45%

What distinguishes Weimar Republic

Largest median distance

Civil liberties

This position is 24.3 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 66% SecurityWeimar Republic 41% Security

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 29% FederalWeimar Republic 29% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.