Postliberalism is a political philosophy which rejects liberal views on market economics, globalization, and individualist views on society. Postliberalism instead posits a communitarian worldview that promotes social solidarity, fraternal relations, and economic reciprocity. Postliberalism has adherents on both the political left and right.
Deneen's 2023 book Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future argues that liberalism should be replaced with a form of postliberal conservatism that strives for the "common good". Deneen describes the postliberal future as a mixed regime that rejects democratic pluralism and an "invasive progressive tyranny". He advocates a return to "traditional" views on marriage, family and sexual identity along with a renewal of Christianity. He describes this as brought about by a "self-conscious aristoi" dispensing with liberal notions of freedom and equality and advancing aristopopulism. He advocates for the "blending" of a conservative elite over a non-liberal populace until it becomes "one thing", to be achieved through the "raw assertion of political power".
People Intellectual sources John Gray John Milbank Giles Fraser Patrick Deneen Danny Kruger Sohrab Ahmari Adrian Vermeule Jeremy Christiansen Adrian Pabst
Politicians JD Vance
References