Neoliberalism’s internal plurality is strategic strength, not weakness

Evidence

“With a more detailed and historical analysis, it becomes evident that the neoliberalism is not singular, but plural. From basis-common elements he knows indeed very various developments. That plurality of neoliberalism is not a weakness, but constitutes a strength in the context of a Hegemony Theory standpoint” (Plehwe and Walpen 1999, 206). — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1014

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reader’s existing framing of the Mont Pèlerin network as a plural, fractious coalition rather than a monolithic ideology — connects to the book’s core historiography argument. — connects to: Neoliberalism is a self-consciously evolving thought collective, not a fixed catechism — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 141; Neoliberalism has a coherent crisis logic despite lacking fixed doctrine — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 146; Neoliberalism deliberately pairs moderate and hard-right positions to dominate debate — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 506 (+18 more)
• DEFINE: Capsules the ‘neoliberalisms are plural’ thesis that recurs through neoliberal historiography.

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism’s contestedness reflects its diffuse, multi-variant nature, not emptiness. #corroborates (0.90) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2095
• Neoliberalism holds together several unresolved internal contradictions by asserting both sides at once #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2142