Neoliberalism originated in contested debate, not a pure doctrine

Evidence

Seeing the Walter Lippmann Colloquium in context reveals the importance of a more globally oriented conceptual history that is aware of institutional conditions and possibilities. We must locate the origins of neoliberalism within a contested field of thought rather than track a putatively pure essence. Neoliberalism was born in dialogue with other views and should be studied in such a way too. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 405

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism’s doctrine was shaped from its start by business patrons — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 87; Neoliberalism was never a unified doctrine but three distinct sects from its founding. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 120; Neoliberalism may not cohere as a unified doctrine in actual practice. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 185 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Disputes over the word neoliberalism signaled real disagreement over its content #corroborates (0.95) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 294
• 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 was a flexible project, not a fixed doctrine with essential content #corroborates (0.90) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 115
• Neoliberalism is a novel doctrine in flux, not a return to laissez-faire #expands (0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 439