POL133 - Political Ideologies

Week 3 Content. From Politics textbook Chapter 2, Andrew Heywood 2025.

Ideology

Old use of the term Ideology

Modern use of the term ideology

What do post war political scientists, x , think of ideology as

What did Marx say about his ideology

What do liberals say about their ideology

What do Conservatives subscribe to if not an ideology

Why did the old use of the term Ideology not work

How can other ideologies form?

They can form out of, opposition to, or as a reaction to the classical ideologies

What are the 3 ‘classical’ ideologies

Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism

What are the so-called ‘new’ ideologies

Feminism and Green Ideology

What is Lord Acton’s famous political/legal maxim?

“Power has a tendency to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”