Core ideologies
The three every student studies, examined on Paper 1.
Conservatism
Traditional · One-Nation · New Right
Order, tradition and human imperfection, from Burke and Oakeshott to the New Right.
Open site ›Liberalism
Classical · Modern
Freedom and the individual, and the split between the night-watchman and enabling state.
Open site ›Socialism
Revolutionary · Social democracy · Third Way
Equality, class and common ownership, from Marx to the Third Way. The fullest site of the eight.
Open site ›Learn itNotes, strand comparison grids and the key thinkers on each spec area.
Argue itThe to-what-extent essay method, with agreement and disagreement models.
Practise itMatching, sorting and quizzes that mark themselves.
TogetherShared whiteboards and notepads that sync live in a lesson room.
Non-core ideologies
Pick one for the Paper 2 option. Each site covers its traditions, distinctive ideas and key debates.
Anarchism
Collectivist · Individualist
The rejection of the state, and the many routes to a society without rulers.
Open site ›Ecologism
Deep · Shallow · Social
Holism and sustainability, and how far human life must change.
Open site ›Feminism
Liberal · Radical · Socialist · Postmodern
Sex and gender, patriarchy, and the personal as political.
Open site ›Nationalism
Liberal · Conservative · Expansionist · Anti-colonial
The nation, self-determination and identity, from Mazzini to Garvey.
Open site ›Multiculturalism
Liberal · Pluralist · Cosmopolitan
Identity, diversity and recognition, and the role of the state.
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