Hayek’s dual identity let him bridge factions until conflicts made him partisan.

Evidence

In prior years Hayek had served as the arbitrator between divergent groups within the society; as both economist and po liti cal phi los o pher, freemarket advocate and social traditionalist, oldworld Eu ro pe an and émigré American, he could speak the languages of members who at times perceived one another as alien. But now he was a party to the dispute, and therefore was unable to bring it to a mutually satisfactory close. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 342

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Hayek’s distinctive skill was coalition-building sensitivity rather than Mill-style openness — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 853; Hayek deliberately included ideologically-neutral members to widen coalition appeal — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 757; Hayek’s anti-union radicalism won out by silencing rival MPS views — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 979

Broader Connections

• Hayek’s distinctive skill was coalition-building sensitivity rather than Mill-style openness #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 853
• Hayek deliberately included ideologically-neutral members to widen coalition appeal #expands (0.82) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 757
• Hayek’s anti-union radicalism won out by silencing rival MPS views #qualifies (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 979