POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Antithesis, Environmentalism, Party System
14 Aug 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Ideology and Political Culture (1.15.18)
Today’s agenda
• What is ideology
• Left and Right
• Conservatism
• Liberalism
• Socialism
Exam question based on lecture
• How are Canadians falling? Assess the material well-being and the equality
and quality of life of Canadians.
Ideology
• Freedom of thought and expression, before the French revolution you could not
speak out, this was the greatest resolution
o Using reason was the best guarantee of liberty
• We could develop the science of ideas
• A body of ideas that reflects the social needs and separations of an individual
group or culture
• Ideology expresses the most fundamental ideas about the nature of the individual
the nature of society and the nature of the relationship of the individual and
society
o Liberal definition because it makes a distinction between the individual
and the society
• Ideology is normative
o They deal with values
o E.g. conservative stands for something different form liberalism
• Offers a view on how government is, how it should be organized
• Deals with underlying philosophical questions.
• Ideology is a filter for view different issues.
o Due to you ideological frame you view that either in a positive of negative
light
• Pragmatic- subscribe to the ideological power of that nation
• A cluster of different principles
• You are dealing with a comprehensive set of beliefs, values that are coherent.
• What ideologies have driven Canadian politics because they underpin movements
Left and Right
• Most common terms to define this are Left and Right
Document Summary
Today"s agenda: what is ideology, left and right, conservatism, liberalism, socialism. Assess the material well-being and the equality and quality of life of canadians. Ideology is normative: they deal with values, e. g. conservative stands for something different form liberalism, offers a view on how government is, how it should be organized, deals with underlying philosophical questions. Canadian parties: classify by, experts, mp"s values, mp"s socio-economic status, education, occupation. Income: higher values in this are associated with the right, voter support, party finances, voters perceptions, party activist perceptions, party constitutions. Man is perfectible: equality, all rights should be equal, religion is a personal choice, achievement not inscription, individual priority, prioritize the individual, the sum of all individuals, competition. Not just achievement of the individual but the community: community priority, co-operation. Conceptions of the good society: conservative, there is an obligation to help those lower on the social ladder and society is based on dependence.
