Stauning or Chaos

Stauning or Chaos (Danish:Stauning eller Kaos) is a famous Danish poster and slogan from the parliamentary election of 1935, in which Social Democrat Thorvald Stauning campaigned for re-election. The Social Democrats won the election winning 68 out of 149 seats, and Stauning continued on to be the second-longest serving Prime Minister in Danish history.^[1][2][3][4]

Stauning eller Kaos
"Stauning or Chaos – Vote Social Democrat!"
Artist	Reimert Kehlet [da]
Year	1935
Medium	Photograph
Subject	Thorvald Stauning

The campaign with its warning against "chaos", interpreted as the threat of fascism, is an example of the emotional and activist campaign style used by the major political parties in Denmark in the 1920s and 1930s, often capitalizing on the public fear of the perceived threats of radical ideologies such as fascism and communism.^[5]

References

1. Conserva, Henry (9 June 2006). National Slogans From Around the World. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781463454746. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
2. Grodal, Torben Kragh; Larsen, Bente; Laursen, Iben Thorving (2005). Visual Authorship: Creativity And Intentionality In Media. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 175. ISBN 9788763501286. ISSN 1601-829X. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
3. Götz, Norbert (2004). "Prestige and lack of alternative: Denmark and the United Nations in the making". Scandinavian Journal of History. 29 (2): 73–96. doi:10.1080/03468750410004594. ISSN 0346-8755.
4. Sonne, Harding (1974). Stauning eller kaos: socialdemokratiet og krisen i trediverne (in Danish). Hans Reitzels Forlag. ISBN 978-87-412-3089-4. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
5. Lauridsen, John T. (2000). "Nazistisk Plakatpropaganda I Danmark 1930-45". Fund og Forskning I Det Kongelige Biblioteks Samlinger (in Danish). 39 (1): 183. doi:10.7146/fof.v39i1.40715.