MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Expansionist Nationalism, French Revolution, Proletarian Revolution
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Coherent set of ideas that provides a basis for organised political action that could preserve, modify or overthrow existing power systems. Have a model of a desired future. Outline how political change should be brought about. In marxism, an ideology is false it serves to confuse subordinate classes by concealing from them the contradictions on which all class societies are based. An instrument of social control particularly in the cold war era. Overcoming falsehood and delusion ideologies are political religions" that. Believers" cannot think outside of we must therefore use value free methods. Rise of technocratic politics ideology less important (collapse of communism) Rise of consumeristic politics electoral systems parties behave like businesses and respond to wants of consumers. The vision thing" gives people something to believe in. Social liberalism more favourable views of welfare reform and economic intervention. Classical liberalism: extreme form of individualism, negative liberty non-interference, night-watchman state. New right: thatcher and reagan, free economy and strong state.
