Conservative liberalism

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Conservative liberalism[1][2] is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.[3][4][5]

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Definition [edit]

Conservative liberalism is a more positive and less radical version of classical liberalism.[6] Conservative liberal parties combine liberal policies with more traditional stances on social and ethical issues.[2] They are generally supporters of economic liberalism and they often identify themselves as law and order-parties, tougher on crime and, in the era of the "War on Terror" following the September 11 attacks, more committed against terrorism.[citation needed]

The roots of conservative liberalism are to be found at the beginning of the history of liberalism. Until the two world wars, in most European countries the political class was formed by conservative liberals, from Germany to Italy. The events such as World War I occurring after 1917 brought the more radical version of classical liberalism to a more conservative (i.e. more moderate) type of liberalism.[7] Conservative liberal parties have tended to develop in those European countries where there was no strong secular conservative party and where the separation of church and state was less of an issue. In those countries, where the conservative parties were Christian-democratic, this conservative brand of liberalism developed.[1][3]

In the European context conservative liberalism should not be confused with liberal conservatism,[8] that is a variant of conservatism combining conservatives views with liberal policies in regard of the economy, social and ethical issues.[2]

Conservative-liberal parties worldwide [edit]

Current conservative-liberal parties [edit]

Parties with conservative-liberal factions [edit]

Historical conservative-liberal parties or parties with conservative-liberal factions [edit]

See also [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c Libéralisme conservateur - WikiPolitique
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Parties and Elections in Europe
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l M. Gallagher, M. Laver and P. Mair, Representative Government in Europe, p. 221.
  4. ^ (French) Ipolitique.fr
  5. ^ Parties-and-elections.de
  6. ^ R.T. Allen, Beyond Liberalism, p. 2.
  7. ^ R.T. Allen, Beyond Liberalism, p. 13.
  8. ^ Peter Augustine Lawler, Liberal Conservatism, Not Conservative Liberalism
  9. ^ NSD, European Election Database
  10. ^ European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
  11. ^ Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
  12. ^ NSD, European Election Database
  13. ^ Rudy W Andeweg; Lieven De Winter; Patrick Dumont (5 April 2011). Government Formation. Taylor & Francis. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-134-23972-6. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  14. ^ Jochen Clasen; Daniel Clegg (27 October 2011). Regulating the Risk of Unemployment: National Adaptations to Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Europe. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-19-959229-6. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  15. ^ Hans Slomp (30 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 459–. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  16. ^ David Hanley (16 June 1998). CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-1-85567-382-3. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  17. ^ Ricky Van Oers; Eva Ersbøll; Dora Kostakopoulou; Theodora Kostakopoulou (30 June 2010). A Re-Definition of Belonging?: Language and Integration Tests in Europe. BRILL. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-90-04-17506-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 
  18. ^ NSD - European Election Database
  19. ^ a b Carol Diane St Louis (2011). Negotiating Change: Approaches to and the Distributional Implications of Social Welfare and Economic Reform. Stanford University. pp. 105–. STANFORD:RW793BX2256. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
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