The Transformation of Republican Conservatism
The U.S. Senate, 1938-1952
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7274012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John W Malsberger (Muhlenberg College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-31 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343468709507965 |
| OpenAlex | W2518514320 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
Congressional conservatives in the 1940s are often portrayed as a monolithic bloc, united by their opposition to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. This article, by examining Senate Republicans, argues that after 1938 the GOP was divided between "obstructionists" who continued to oppose FDR's social welfare agenda, and moderate, "new" conservatives who largely accepted the basic principles of the New Deal. The Depression and World War II forced many Republicans to recognize the fundamental alterations that industrialization had made in American life in the twentieth century. As a consequence, some Republicans modernized their conservatism to accept an enlarged role for the federal government, recognizing that in a mass, industrial society the intervention of the state was often necessary for the promotion of individual rights and liberties
Conservatism · Great Depression · New Deal · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · American History and Culture · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |