Transformation of Contemporary Conservatism

Klappentext Since the electoral successes of several conservative governments in 1979! conservative ideas and politics have been placed at the centre of the political agenda of the liberal democracies for the first time since 1945. This book studies the experience of a number of representative conservative parties in Europe and the United States. It explains the success of conservatism since the 1970s by examining the political cultures! the characteristics of particular parties or forms of conservatism! and the social bases of conservatism in particular countries. Zusammenfassung Since the electoral successes of several conservative governments in 1979! conservative ideas and politics have been placed at the centre of the political agenda of the liberal democracies for the first time since 1945. This book studies the experience of a number of representative conservative parties in Europe and the United States. It explains the success of conservatism since the 1970s by examining the political cultures! the characteristics of particular parties or forms of conservatism! and the social bases of conservatism in particular countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Brian GirvinBritish Conservatism - Gillian Peele Ideological Change and Electoral UncertaintyChange and Continuity in French Conservatism since 1944 - Volkmar LauberNeoconservatism without Neoconservatives? The Renaissance and Transformation of Contemporary German Conservatism - Edgar GrandeConservatism in the Netherlands - Paul Lucardie Fragments and Fringe GroupsConservatism and the Transformation of the Austrian People's Party - Wolfgang MullerConservatism in Norway and Sweden - Stig-Bjorn LjunggrenAlianza Popular in Spain - Jos[ac]e R Montero More than Conservative less than NeoconservativeThe United States - Brian Girvin Conservative Politics in a Liberal SocietyThe Social Bases of Western Euorpean Conservative Parties - David Broughton ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brian Girvin
• Con la collaborazione di: Brian Girvin (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.07.1988
• EAN: 9780803981454
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-8145-4
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Sage Communications in Society; Sage Modern Politics Series; Sage Communications in Society
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee