Colloquial use of conservatism is broad. Conservative political parties around the world encompass various strains of right wing thought. There are social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, libertarian leaning conservatives, and traditional conservative types. 

The Encyclopedia attempts to explain the mainstream, conservative response to given issues while paying credence to differing conservative view points. Generally speaking, however, the Encyclopedia’s conservatism overlaps with the political philosophies of Edmund Burke, Roger Scruton, Russel Kirk, and other similar conservative intellectuals. In this way, the Encyclopedia is western-focused, although we aim to speak to other conservative viewpoints. Respect for tradition, limited government, objective morality, and capitalism are considered core pillars of the conservatism promoted by this encyclopedia. 

Where there are varied conservative opinions, the Encyclopedia describes the different opinions, explains the reason for the differences, and tries to provide data on how prevalent the different opinions are.  

Yes, we are open to academic collaboration and partnerships. If you represent an academic institution or have a proposal for collaboration, please reach out to our team to discuss potential opportunities here. 

“The Encyclopedia of Conservatism” (the Encyclopedia) is a comprehensive, online encyclopedia intended as a resource for users to explore and understand conservatism.  

The Encyclopedia provides an extensive collection of encyclopedic articles on topics ranging from economics to social issues to historical events. Each article provides users with an understanding of the topic, the mainstream conservative response to the topic, and any dissenting conservative responses to the topic. 

The Encyclopedia aims to be “unbiased” but convincing. That is, the Encyclopedia is designed so as to not be hyper-partisan in its treatment of topics, but rather to provide an easily understood explanation of why conservatives hold particular opinions.