NEW RIGHT CONSERVATISM Flashcards
What are the 3 main evolutions of new right conservatism
Evolution in the USA
Crisis of traditional conservatism
Two dimensional doctrine - neo conservatism/liberalism
In the USA new right conservatives placed more emphasis on
Individual freedom, laissez-faire capitalism, private property and minimal government
What did new right conservatism in the USA reflect
The communities that emerged organically after the discovery of the new world
Many new right traditions were what
Liberal but blended with other which were more conservative
New right in the USA was a mix of what
classical liberalism and social conservatism
Who started to copy the USA new right model after the 1970’s
Europe began to favour this model
What was happening before the start of new right conservatism
Spiralling inflation, Unemployment, unsustainable welfare spending, Trade union militancy
What did the economic problems represent for new right conservatives
It represented an indictment of traditional conservatism who were complicit of a declining economy
What was Traditional conservatism struggling to resist
Struggled to resist socialism in UK with labour and communism as seen in soviet union
What was traditional conservatism nedding
New interpretation and new conservative policies
What is new right conservatism a link between
Neo- liberalism and neo-conservatism
New right is conservatively what and liberally what
Conservatively social and liberally economically
Neo-Liberalism’s aims
Extend individual freedom by rolling back the frontiers of the states
Tax cuts, tighter gov spending, end to dependency culture
Neo-conservatisms aims
Restoration of authority, national identity and society informed by judaeo-christian morality
Tougher approach on law and order, less tolerant of social policies and immigration
differences in neo-conservatism versus neo-liberalism over state
Neo liberals wish to roll back the frontiers of the state (privatisation)
Neoconservatives wish to roll forward (restrictions on trade unions)
Differences in neoconservatism and neoliberalism over freedom
Liberal - advance individual liberty - (tax cuts)
Conservative - prepared to restrict freedom - (extension of stop and search powers)
Neo-liberalism/conservatism differences over immigration
Liberal - relaxed about immigration
Conservative - Much more wary
Example of neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism being complementary over human nature
Neoliberals with optimistic view of human nature fails to anticipate tensions arising from free-market capitalism, therefore requires a strong state to back them up
Example of neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism being complementary over State
Neoconservatives wish to strengthen the state by reinforcing police, this requires funding - neoliberals claim this is easier when spending is reduced in other areas
Example of neo-conservatism and neo-liberalism being complementary over taxes
To achieve low taxation needs to reduce state welfare so restoration of traditional morality and end to permissive society should lead to restoration of family traditional values
