Postliberalism refers to an emergent body of political thought which rejects liberal views on market economics, globalisation, and individualist views on society. Postliberalism instead posits a communitarian worldview that promotes social solidarity, fraternal relations, and economic reciprocity.[1] Postliberalism has adherents on both the political left and right.[2][3][4] Prominent thinkers aligned with postliberalism include John Gray,[5] John Milbank,[6] Giles Fraser,[7] Patrick Deneen,[3] Danny Kruger, Sohrab Ahmari, Adrian Vermeule, and Adrian Pabst [de; fr].

Deneen's 2023 book Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future argues that liberalism should be replaced with a form of postliberal conservatism that strives for the "common good".[8]

References

  1. ^ Pabst, Adrian (2 May 2017). "Postliberalism: The New Centre Ground of British Politics". The Political Quarterly (88): 500–509.
  2. ^ Kruger, Danny (25 August 2021). "The Future of Postliberalism". New Statesman.
  3. ^ a b Klein, Ezra (13 May 2022). "What Does the 'Post-liberal Right' Actually Want?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. ^ Hofer, Kurt (21 January 2022). "Meeting the Postliberal Left". The American Conservative.
  5. ^ Gray, John (1996). Post-liberalism: Studies in Political Thought. London: Routledge.
  6. ^ Milbank, John; Pabst, Adrian (2016). The Politics of Virtue: Post-liberalism and the Human Future. Rowman & Littlefield International. ISBN 978-1-78348-648-9.
  7. ^ Fraser, Giles. "A Post-liberal Reading List". UnHerd.
  8. ^ Szalai, Jennifer (7 June 2023). "When 'Regime Change' Means Returning America to an Idealized Past". The New York Times.


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