Conservative Critique of Liberalism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Liberalism, conceived as that set of political doctrines that proposes the liberty of the population as a justification for state authority, is currently undergoing a process of critique and problematisation. Indeed, we appear to be reaching a moment at which liberal hegemony could be thought to be, if not coming to an end, then at least weakening under sustained pressure.Since much of this pressure currently comes from the political right, it is an apt moment to bring together and analyse the rich theoretical arguments that those on the philosophical and intellectual right have produced since the French Revolution, in order to make sense of the current political moment. This book provides this with a collection of essays from writers from across the globe, situated in a variety of disciplines, including history, law, political science and computing, whose contributions trace the roots of the conservative critique of liberalism and predict its trajectory.A valuable toolkit for scholars and students interested in the relationship between conservatism and liberalism, this book is a vital one for those in the disciplines of political science, philosophy, history, law and sociology.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-01-23
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Elgar Political Theory series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781035309214

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Edited by Martin Beckstein, Interim Professor of Comparative Politics and Political Economy, Institute of Political Science, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany and David McGrogan, Associate Professor of Law, Northumbria Law School, University of Northumbria, UK

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‘This volume brings together scholars from various disciplines who, combined, develop a multi-dimensional critique of liberalism from a conservative point of view. The excellent contributions to this volume will be of great value for everyone who is interested in the complex relationship between liberalism and conservatism. Beyond its academic merits, this volume makes a major contribution to the broader public debates over the nature of liberalism, conservatism and the frictions between them.’

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ContentsPreface viiiIntroduction to The Conservative Critique of Liberalism 1David McGrogan and Martin Beckstein1 ‘True striving for right and freedom’: Prussian old-conservatism between reception and appropriation of liberalpolitical thought 15Laura C. Achtelstetter and Alexander Kruska2 A conservative (critical) theory for a postliberal era? TheGerman radical conservative Gerd-Klaus Kaltenbrunner(1939–2011) 35Tobias Adler-Bartels3 For a new consensus: heroes of a postliberal turning? 57Claudia Franziska Brühwiler4 Conservatism and authority in the postmodern age 69Eno Trimçev5 Privacy and digital modernity: liberal and conservativeapproaches to technology, personalisation and the individual 88Kieron O’Hara6 Disregard of the empirical; optimism of the will: theabandonment of good government in the COVID-19 crisis 124David Campbell and Kevin Dowd7 A quietly conservative liberal: Ronald Dworkin and theAmerican politico-legal tradition 157Richard Mullender8 Continuity and change in the common law tradition 184James Campbell