The conservative critique of liberalism / edited by Martin Beckstein, (Interim Professor of Comparative Politics and Political Economy, Institute of Political Science, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany), David McGrogan, (Associate Professor of Law, Northumbria Law School, University of Northumbria, UK).
| Other author | Beckstein, Martin editor |
| Other author | McGrogan, David editor |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2026] |
| Description | viii, 214 pages 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Elgar political theory series |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction to the conservative critique of liberalism / David McGrogan and Martin Beckstein -- 1. 'True striving for right and freedom': Prussian old- conservatism between reception and appropriation of liberal political thought / Laura C. Achtelstetter and Alexander Kruska -- 2. A conservative (critical) theory for a postliberal era? The German radical conservative Gerd-Klaus Kaltenbrunner (1939-2011) / Tobias Adler-Bartels -- 3. For a new consensus: Heroes of a postliberal turning? / Claudia Franziska Brühwiler -- 4. Conservatism and authority in the postmodern age / Eno Trimçev -- 5. Privacy and digital modernity: Liberal and conservative approaches to technology, personalisation and the individual / Kieron O'Hara -- 6. Disregard of the empirical; optimism of the will: The abandonment of good government in the COVID-19 Crisis / David Campbell and Kevin Dowd -- 7. A quietly conservative liberal: Ronald Dworkin and the American politico-legal tradition / Richard Mullender -- 8. Continuity and change in the common law tradition / James Campbell. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/electronicversion Conservative critique of liberalism Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2026] 9781035309221 |
| LCCN | 2025949682 |
| ISBN | 9781035309214 |
| ISBN | 1035309211 |
| ISBN | e-book |
| ISBN | e-book |
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