Neuer Konservatismus und Neue Rechte – Konvergenz oder Divergenz?

The article discusses the similarities and differences between the New Right and New Conservatism, focusing primarily on the work of Patrick J. Deneen in the main section. From a history of ideas perspective, Edmund Burke and Alexis de Tocqueville are first examined as examples of classical conservative thinking. Then the program of the New Right is presented. The focus is on Alain de Benoist. Patrick J. Deneen's thinking, which is analyzed subsequently, has become more radical over time. Deneen's remarks on “Aristopopulism” can even be seen as a kind of copy of de Benoist. Convergence between the New Right and New Conservatism therefore prevails. It is logical, then, that Deneen's work has been positively received by German right-wing radicals and right-wing extremists. The development outlined here is a paradigmatic example of the decline of moderate conservatism. Instead, an explicitly revolutionary paradigm dominates. This development is a massive threat to democracy.