Replication Data for: Rally 'round the barrack: Far-right support and the military

Despite the importance of authoritarian and nationalist values in military culture, we know little about the link between the military and the far right. In this article we argue that there is an ideological affinity between the military and far-right parties, strengthened by occupational socialization. Moreover, the presence of military institutions also helps mobilizing far-right support among the surrounding population. We test this argument using data from Spain. We show both that military personnel are substantially more likely than civilians to support the far right and that the location of military facilities in Spain is linked to higher far-right support. We also discuss the generalizability of the results and provide tentative evidence that a similar link is likely to be observed in countries where the armed forces have been historically focused on controlling internal dissent and where national sovereignty has been threatened, by either internal or external challengers.

尽管威权主义与民族主义价值观在军事文化中占据核心地位，但学界对军方与极右翼势力之间的关联仍知之甚少。本文提出，军方与极右翼政党之间存在意识形态亲和性，而职业社会化进程进一步强化了这一联系。此外，军事机构的存在还可助力动员周边民众支持极右翼势力。我们以西班牙的相关数据为基础验证这一论点，研究结果表明：一方面，军事人员支持极右翼的概率显著高于普通民众；另一方面，西班牙境内军事设施的布局与当地更高的极右翼支持率存在显著关联。我们还讨论了该研究结果的普适性，并提供了初步证据显示，在武装力量长期以管控内部异见为核心职能，且国家主权遭受内外部挑战者威胁的国家中，极有可能观察到类似的关联。