Forms of Conservatism • Believes that green prosperity and green
development are integral to the successful
Liberal Conservatism
• A political ideology which combines liberal
economic or social theory with a classic-
conservative regard for Tradition.
• The Irish politician Edmund Burke (1729–
1797) is normally held to be the father of liberal
conservatism.
Conservative Liberalism
A political ideology which still practices
conservatism while embracing the assumptions
of liberalism e.g. commercialism, progressivism
and radical individualism
Fiscal Conservatism
• People who are fiscal conservatives are
hesitant to increase spending as a way to spur
the economy
• Belief that the best way to promote a healthy
economy is to cut taxes, reduce government
waste and curtail frivolous federal programs
Libertarian Conservatism
• Conservative libertarians are conservative in
political nature while strictly interpreting the
constitution as it states
• A political position that deals with morality
and ethical beliefs, based that all people are
created equal
• A position that does not allow religious beliefs
to get in the way of allowing all people the
promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
Green Conservatism
• Favors the preservation of the environment.
• Is pro-science, pro-technology and pro-
innovation
future of the human race
• Believes that economic growth and
environmental health are compatible in both
the developed and developing world
National Conservatism
• A political term used primarily in Europe to
describe a variant of conservatism which
concentrates more on national interests than
standard conservatism as well as upholding
cultural and ethnic identity, while not being
outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right
approach.
Social Conservatism
According to Sieglinde Rosenberger, "national
conservatism praises the family as a home and a
center of identity, solidarity and emotion
"Many national conservatives are social
conservatives, as well as in favour of limiting
immigration and enacting law-and- order
policies
Cultural Conservatism
• Often confused with social conservatism. They
believe strongly in traditional values, traditional
politics and often have an urgent sense of
nationalism
• Cultural conservatives support the
preservation of the heritage of one nation, or of
a shared culture that is not defined by national
boundaries
Traditional Conservatism
• Describes a political philosophy emphasizing
the need for the principles of natural law and
transcendent moral order, tradition, hierarchy
and organic unity, agrarianism, classicism and
high culture, and the intersecting spheres of
loyalty
Religious Conservatism

• Is a movement that holds that people should

interpret the holy book or books of the religion
literally

• It adheres to the traditions and teachings of

the early founders of the religion

• It does not accept the "progressive" or

"liberal" views of those who claim to be
followers of the religion but who try to
introduce teachings that contradict or fly in the
face of those written in the holy books and
those taught by the founders of the religion

Progressive Conservatism

• Progressive conservatism is a conservative

ideology that incorporates progressive policies
alongside conservative policies

• It stresses the importance of a social safety

net to deal with poverty, support of limited
redistribution of wealth along with government
regulation to regulate markets in the interests
of both consumers and producers