Political Ideologies
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Political Ideologies provides a broad-ranging introduction to both the classical and contemporary political ideologies. Adopting a global outlook, it introduces readers to ideologies' increasingly global reach and the different national versions of these ideologies. Importantly, ideologies are presented as frameworks of interpretation and political commitment, encouraging readers to evaluate how ideologies work in practice, the problematic links between ideas and political action, and the impact of ideologies.
Regular learning features encourage readers to think critically about ideologies, and view them as competing and contestable ways of interpreting the world. A unique 'stop and think' feature calls for readers to reflect on their own ideological beliefs. Online Resources Political Ideologies is accompanied by comprehensive online resources, to support political ideology courses. For students: · Further reading and resources for each chapter to help students to undertake further research and deepen their understanding and critical thinking; · Regular updates help students to keep up to date with ideologies as frameworks of understanding and political action in the real world.
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- Oxford University Press Academic UK
- 9780192521422
- 9780198727859
- ePub
- 0
- Paul Wetherly
- English
- 2017-05-18
- 100
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Preface
- Guided Tour of the Book
- Guided Tour of the Online Resources
- Contents
- Detailed contents
- About the contributors
- 1 Introduction to ideology
- Introduction
- ‘Nobody would claim that their own thinking was ideological’
- ‘We are all ideologists’?
- Ideology as a ‘contested concept’
- Ideology, politics, and policy
- Beyond the basic definition—sources of controversy
- The West, the rest, and globalization
- Relativism, reason, and using this book
- 2 Liberalism
- Introduction
- Origins of liberalism
- Core values and concepts
- Different liberalisms
- Critics of liberalism
- Conclusion
- 3 Conservatism
- Introduction
- Is conservatism an ideology?
- Can ideologies change? Can they share ‘core’ concepts?
- What is conservatism?
- Sources of confusion
- ‘New’ liberalism versus laissez-faire
- ‘Conservatism’ in the USA
- Conservatism and religion
- Conservatism beyond the Anglo-Saxon context
- Conclusion
- 4 Socialism and communism
- Introduction
- A history of socialism
- What is socialism?—critique, vision, and strategy
- The core concepts and beliefs of socialism
- Variants of socialism
- Ideological crossovers
- Contemporary socialism
- Does socialism have a future?
- 5 Anarchism
- Introduction
- Human nature
- The state
- Property
- Religion
- Political action
- 6 Nationalism
- Introduction
- Defining nationalism
- Constructing the imagined community
- Nationalism and politics
- ‘Rational’ nationalism
- ‘Irrational’ nationalism
- Nationalism and globalization
- Conclusion
- 7 Fascism and the radical right
- Introduction
- The ‘era of fascism’
- The basic tenets of fascist ideology
- Varieties of fascism
- From ideas to making history: the fascist regime
- Fascism, neo-fascism, and the postwar radical right
- Fascism and the radical right in the twenty-first century
- 8 Reviewing the ‘classical’ legacy
- Introduction
- Revisiting the ‘classical’ ideologies
- Dominant ideologies, dominant parties?
- Relationships between the classical ideologies
- From ‘classical’ to ‘new’ ideologies
- 9 Feminism
- Introduction: What is feminism?
- Historical origins and development of the ideology: the waves of feminism
- Is feminism an ideology? Feminism as a framework or system of beliefs and concepts
- Contested feminisms
- Feminism as a global movement?
- Is feminism obsolete? Backlash and post-feminism
- 10 Environmentalism
- Introduction
- Origins of environmental thinking
- Is there a coherent and distinct form of Green ideology—the birth of ecologism?
- Translating Green ideas into policy
- 11 Multiculturalism
- Introduction
- Migration and cultural diversity
- Multiculturalism as an ideology
- Key concepts and values
- Taking account of difference—‘differentiated citizenship’
- Multiculturalist policies
- Communal diversity and the classical ideologies
- Has multiculturalism failed?
- 12 Religion, politics, and fundamentalism
- Introduction
- What is religion?
- Religiosity in the modern world—the resurgence of religion?
- Religion and politics
- Religion and ideology
- Fundamentalism
- 13 Beyond ideology?
- Introduction
- Ideology and human nature
- Globalization and ideology
- Beyond ideology?
- The dustbin of history?
- The end of history
- The retreat from ideology
- Glossary
- Index