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 ›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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