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Mapping conservative thought

Mapping conservative thought

Spectrum placing Hobbes, Burke, Oakeshott, Rand and Nozick from strong state for order to minimal state and free market

Conservatism is not one fixed view about the size of the state, meaning the institutions that make and enforce law. Hobbes, Burke and Oakeshott mostly explain the traditional concern with order, continuity and human imperfection, while Rand and Nozick explain the libertarian or New Right focus on freedom, property and markets.

Conservative thinkers and their ideas Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Politics
  3. /Conservative thinkers and their ideas

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Politics Conservative thinkers and their ideas. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with UK politics and political participation before moving on to the more abstract political ideologies and comparative/international content, which carry the heaviest evaluative demand.

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