Conservatorismo, liberalismo e ideologia. Per una lettura del thatcherismo

This study examines Thatcherism as an attempt to change the values and the political culture of United Kingdom using economy as a tool. From the perspective of political theory this specific case arouse great interest and the different compounds that made this transformation possible, in particular the “battle of ideas” and the role of political leadership, should be examined with great care. Thatcherism offers a new perspectives to interpret conservatism and liberalism, and to reshape those political theories in order to cope with a series of new problems. In this analysis there are some observations about the relationship between political theory and ideology and between market and democratic theory. Finally Thatcherism is analysed using the concept of biopolitics elaborated by Foucault.