National conservatism

National conservatism is a political term used primarily in Europe to describe a variant of conservatism which concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism as well as upholding cultural and ethnic identity^[1], while not being outspokenly nationalist or supporting a far-right approach. In Europe, national conservatives are usually eurosceptics.^[2][3]

National conservatism is related to social conservatism, and as such may be heavily oriented towards the traditional family and social stability. According to one Austrian scholar, "national conservatism praises the family as a home and a centre of identity, solidarity and emotion."^[4] Many national conservatives are thus social conservatives, as well as in favour of limiting immigration.

As such, national conservatives can be distinguished from economic conservatives, for whom free market economic policies, deregulation and fiscal conservatism are the main priorities. Some commentators have identified a growing gap between national and economic conservatism: "most parties of the Right [today] are run by economic conservatives who, in varying degrees, have marginalized social, cultural, and national conservatives."^[5] National conservatism is also related to traditionalist conservatism.

National conservative parties

•  Armenia — Republican Party of Armenia^[6][7]
•  Austria - Freedom Party of Austria
•  Denmark — Danish People's Party^[8]
•  Finland — True Finns^[9][10]
•  France — Movement for France^[11][12]
•  Greece — Popular Orthodox Rally ^[13]
•  Hungary — Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union^[14][15]
•  Latvia — For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK^[16][17]
•  Lithuania — Order and Justice^[18][19]
•  Panama — Panameñista Party
•  Poland — Law and Justice^[20][21]
•  Serbia — Democratic Party of Serbia,^[22] New Serbia^[23][24]
•  Sweden — Sweden Democrats^[25][26]
•  Switzerland — Swiss People's Party^[27][28][29]
•  Slovakia — People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia^[30][31]
•  United Kingdom — Democratic Unionist Party,^[32] Traditional Unionist Voice^[33], UK Independence Party

See also

• Social conservatism
• Cultural conservatism
• Traditionalist conservatism
• Souverainism
• Euroscepticism

References