My Revision Notes AQA A level Politics Political Ideas 1st edition by Adam Tomes, Simon Lemieux ISBN 1510447165 9781510447165

1 Liberalism

Origins of liberalism

Main beliefs of liberalism

Main strands of liberalism

Core ideas of liberalism

Tensions within liberalism

2 Conservatism

Origins of conservatism

Main beliefs of conservatism

Main strands of conservatism

Core ideas of conservatism

Tensions within conservatism

3 Socialism

Origins of socialism

Main beliefs of socialism

Historical materialism, class analysis and fundamental goals

The nature of socialism

Revisionist socialism

Core ideas of socialism

Tensions within socialism

Other ideologies

4 Nationalism

Origins of nationalism

Core concepts

Types of nationalism

Core ideas of nationalism

Tensions within nationalism

5 Feminism

Origins of feminism

Main waves of feminism

Core ideas of feminism

Key debates within feminism

6 Multiculturalism

Origins of multiculturalism

Debates around the nature of multiculturalism

Main strands of multiculturalism

The critical view of multiculturalism

Core ideas of multiculturalism

Key debates within multiculturalism

7 Anarchism

Origins of anarchism

The autonomy of the individual

Opposition to the state

Opposition to and abolition of coercive relationships

Society without the state

Individualist anarchism

Collectivist anarchism

Core ideas of anarchism

Tensions within anarchism

8 Ecologism

Origins of ecologism

The intrinsic relationship between humankind and nature

Sustainability

Dark green ecologism

Light green ecologism

Social ecology

Core ideas of ecologism

Tensions within ecologism

Glossary