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Analytic Conservatism

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  • BRENNAN, GEOFFREY
  • HAMLIN, ALAN

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We propose an analytic account of dispositional conservatism that attempts to uncover a foundation of what is often taken to be an anti-foundationalist position. We identify a bias in favour of the status quo as a key component of the conservative disposition and address the question of the justification of such a conservative disposition, and the circumstances in which the widespread adoption of such a disposition might be normatively desirable. Our analysis builds on a structural link between the economist's traditional emphasis on questions of feasibility and the conservative's attachment to the status quo.

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  • Brennan, Geoffrey & Hamlin, Alan, 2004. "Analytic Conservatism," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 675-691, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:34:y:2004:i:04:p:675-691_00
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    1. Keith Dowding, 2022. "Geoffrey Brennan: scholar and gentleman," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 193(3), pages 133-139, December.
    2. Brennan Geoffrey, 2014. "Hayek’s Conservatism: The Possibility of a Conservative Liberal," ORDO. Jahrbuch für die Ordnung von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, De Gruyter, vol. 65(1), pages 331-344, January.
    3. Robert Sugden, 2013. "Contractarianism as a Broad Church," Rationality, Markets and Morals, Frankfurt School Verlag, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, vol. 4(69), September.
    4. Geoffrey Brennan & Alan Hamlin, 2013. "Conservatism and radicalism," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 173-176, June.
    5. Michael Brooks, 2015. "Analytic conservatism and analytic radicalism: Of understated distinctions and other analytical things," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 26(4), pages 442-454, December.
    6. Brad Taylor, 2013. "Analytic radicalism," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 166-172, June.
    7. Geoffrey Brennan, 2015. "Buchanan’s anti-conservatism," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 163(1), pages 7-13, April.
    8. Brad R. Taylor, 2017. "The Lack of Competition in Governance as an Impediment to Regional Development in Australia," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 21-30.

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