Neoconservatism and neoliberalism remain contested as distinct or overlapping schools

Evidence

The policies and positions that Heritage advocates may be more widely recognized as conservative or neoconservative than neoliberal in the domestic political context. The relationship between neoconservatism and neoliberalism in the United States is contested by adherents and opponents of each school of thought. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1822

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The paleoliberal and neoliberal labels once marked opposing camps within the liberal revival — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 350; Neoliberalism differs from traditional conservatism in ways that shield it from accountability — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 2313; Neoliberalism’s contested definition does not make the term analytically useless — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism’s contestedness reflects its diffuse, multi-variant nature, not emptiness. #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2095
• Neoliberalism is internally plural yet not formless #corroborates (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 10
• Neoliberalism lacks a stable meaning or historically specific constituency #corroborates (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 17
• Neoliberalism holds together several unresolved internal contradictions by asserting both sides at once #expands (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2142
• Ordoliberalism is less distinct from other neoliberal streams than commonly assumed #expands (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 499