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Essence, core belief Individual liberty (not Desire to conserve traditional Ideology based on Catholic Class struggle
absolute) social order (status-quo) thought
Emphasis on (organic) society (moderate views)
Origins 18th century 18th century ‘Rerum Novarum’ 19th century
↔ absolutism, divine right, ↔ change <= industrialisation 19th century Class struggle
aristocracy & modernisation ↔ popularity of (secular) ↔ oppression of new
Industrialisation (spread) liberalism/socialism socio-economic class <=
capitalism
20th century
Anticolonial struggle
↔ colonial oppression
State powers / Limited (to preserve Strong leaders Natural law, by God Participatory democracy
intervention freedom) Strict law enforcement
To take care of irrational Subsidiarity Free, equal, direct
Classical liberalism/neo- population Natural groups > state participation by citizens
liberalism: Only preconditions for
- State as necessary Little intervention in market natural groups to function
evil State intervention is
- Protecting To protect weak and poor important, not all, parts of
individual rights and the economy
property through To resolve conflicts and
restricted state preserve harmony (formal
power social institutions)
- Libertarianism:
abolition of state
intervention