Essays on Conservatism

A progressive approach in one word can be defined as to “reform”. A person who is progressive welcomes change, innovations and challenges the norms that exist in the society. A progressive person challenges the status quo and believes that in order to progress with the changing times, older beliefs that hold the society back from…

            Many of the most well respected conservative thinkers in history have held the opinion that conservatism itself is not an ideology. Instead, these people feel that conservatism is a passion and further, a way of life. To people like Michael Oakeshott, government is not intended to push beyond its boundaries or to act as…

There are two inter-related spheres, which this paper will explore. The first one asks what the relative appeal of Neo-conservatism was in Britain and Germany. The second determines the extent to which Neo-conservative policies were successfully implemented in the two respective countries. The perspectives chosen here try to explain Neo-conservatism with theories of social and…

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Liberal vs. Conservative Growing up in a home that could be characterized as a political battlefield was traumatic. I spent the first decade of my life living peacefully with two left- winged hippie parents. My mother had hair like Rapunzel and my dad worked as a jazz musician. Life…

Today meaning of the conservatism has been totally changed and is only taken as resistance to change. The American and European ‘conservative’ values and experiences have been intrinsically different in every context. It is in this way dubious and perhaps difficult to fit into a common political framework various European traditionalists, who guarded aristocracy, social…

Conservatism as it is defined as the promotion and conservation of social culture and practices. There is no specific date of origin of conservatism, but It gained a significant popularity after the French revolution. It doesn’t have any concrete definition because tradition and values of a certain place changes over time. It is also combined…

While it took me a while to figure out which ideological system I fell under, I came to the conclusion of conservatism. The way I was raised, where I grew up and the beliefs that I have been taught all have shaped me to be a conservative. Based on the values I carry and what…

The New Right ideology that arose after Margaret Thatcher blends elements from both neo-Liberal and neo-Conservative ideologies, despite occasional conflicts. These distinctions set the New Right apart from traditional Conservatism. The New Right encompasses principles of neo-liberalism such as a non-interventionist stance towards welfare, strong backing for individualism and the expanding middle class, and limited…

To what extent does the affluence of the 1950s account for the Conservative election victories of 1955 and 1959? Hannah van Teutem. The affluence of Britain in the 1950s was a large reason as to why the Conservative Party gained victory in both the 1955 and 1959 election. Nevertheless, there were other factors which also…

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween were two low-budget films that had a lasting impact on the horror genre. Given their low budgets these movies were commercial successes, leading to the development and creation of the slasher subgenre of horror. With a budget of under $100 thousand, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre grossed almost…