TWO APPROACHES TO SOCIAL POLICY IN THE GERMAN CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE LATE XX CENTURY

ДВА ПОДХОДА К СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ПОЛИТИКЕ В НЕМЕЦКОЙ КОНСЕРВАТИВНОЙ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ ФИЛОСОФИИ КОНЦА XX ВЕКА

Podolsky, Vadim (Подольский, Вадим) ()
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Podolsky, Vadim (Подольский, Вадим): Institute of Philosophy RAS

Sotsium i vlast / Society and power, 2023, 48-58

Abstract: Introduction. In conservative political philosophy in Germany at the end of the 20th century, there developed two main approaches to social policy. The first one, paternalistic and corporatist approach continued the line that had been established in the 19th century and assumed the active participation of the state in regulating social support. The second, the market one, adopted American ideas of the second half of the 20th century and proposed limiting the scope of the welfare state in order to save resources and avoid a negative impact on the labor market. The purpose of the study is to analyze the arguments of the two directions of German conservatism at the end of the 20th century, their philosophical origin and their significance for politics. Methods. The article is based on the comparative historical approach, analysis of institutions and legal documents, and the hermeneutic method for studying the political, administrative and ideological context of the development of German conservatism at the end of the 20th century. Scientific novelty of the research. The article focuses on the intellectual heritage of German theorists, while the main attention of domestic and foreign researchers of conservative political philosophy of the late 20th century was attracted by American and British authors. Results. The key arguments of the paternalistic approach to social issues include pointing out the responsibility of elites for the well-being of the population and a strong state as a means of compensating for inequality in society. The arguments of the market approach are based on the appeal to the ideas of civic virtue and the protection of property as key forces that ensure social peace and well-being. Conclusions. In practice, the approach that offered the preservation and expansion of the welfare state prevailed, and favorable economic conditions, as well as institutional and ideological inertia, contributed to implementing solutions within the framework of this paradigm. But the ideas of the market approach have not lost their relevance, since the burden on the welfare state increases due to the aging of the population.

Keywords: social politics; conservatism; history of Germany; G.-K. Kaltenbrunner; G. Rohrmoser (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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