National conservatism is a
political term used to describe a variant of
conservatism which concentrates more on
national interests and tend to traditional social and ethical views
and, in the European context, to euroscepticism than standard
conservatism, while not being outspokenly
nationalist or supporting a
far right approach. Many national conservatives
are
social conservatives, in
favour of limiting
immigration, and in
Europe, they are usually
eurosceptics.
National conservatism is related to
social conservatism, and as such may be
heavily oriented towards the traditional
family and social stability.
According to one
Austrian
scholar, "national conservatism praises the family
as a home and a centre of identity, solidarity and
emotion."
Besides those common elements, national conservatives may hold
different views in different countries, depending on local factors.
This is particularly true in the case of economic issues, where the
views of national conservatives can range anywhere between support
for a
planned economy to advocating
a centrist
mixed economy to upholding
a
laissez-faire economy.
As such, national conservatives can be distinguished from
economic conservatives, for whom
free market economic policies are the main
priority. Some commentators have identified a growing gap between
national and economic conservatism: "...most parties of the Right
[today] are run by economic conservatives who, in varying degrees,
have marginalized social, cultural, and national
conservatives."
National-conservative parties worldwide
Historical national-conservative parties
See also
References
- http://www.parties-and-elections.de/contents.html
- Traynor, Ian, The EU's weary travellers The
Guardian, April 4, 2006
- Rosenberger, Sieglinde, Europe is swinging towards the right - What are the
effects on women?, University of Vienna, 2002
- National questions - conservatives fragmenting as
liberals unite, National Review, June 30, 1997
- http://www.parties-and-elections.de/austria.html
- Goethe and Dostoyevsky Escape Poland's Literary
Cull, Der Spiegel, June 6, 2007
- http://www.parties-and-elections.de/switzerland.html
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