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Corey Robin is an American political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His work focuses on political ideas, power, and the history of political thought, with writings appearing in major publications such as The New Yorker and The London Review of Books.
Known for: The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump
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The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump
In this influential work, political theorist Corey Robin argues that conservatism is not merely a defense of tradition but a dynamic reaction to progressive movements. Tracing the intellectual lineage from Edmund Burke to modern figures like Donald Trump, Robin contends that conservatism’s core impulse is to defend hierarchy and privilege against challenges from below. The book combines political theory, history, and cultural analysis to reinterpret the conservative tradition as a counterrevolutionary force shaped by its opposition to emancipation and equality.
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Historical Foundations
The modern conservative imagination begins in the shadow of revolution, with Edmund Burke standing before the turmoil of the French Revolution. Burke’s writings are often remembered as the first great defense of tradition against radical upheaval, but what truly animates his thought is not simple no...
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The Reactionary Impulse
Conservatism thrives not in calm but in challenge. It needs a foe—the movement from below that threatens to unmake settled hierarchies. This reactive essence gives conservatism its peculiar vitality. When women demand equality, when workers organize, when enslaved or colonized peoples claim freedom—...
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About Corey Robin
Corey Robin is an American political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His work focuses on political ideas, power, and the history of political thought, with writings appearing in major publications such as The New Yorker and The London Rev...
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Corey Robin is an American political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His work focuses on political ideas, power, and the history of political thought, with writings appearing in major publications such as The New Yorker and The London Rev...
Corey Robin is an American political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His work focuses on political ideas, power, and the history of political thought, with writings appearing in major publications such as The New Yorker and The London Review of Books. He is also the author of 'Fear: The History of a Political Idea.'
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Corey Robin is an American political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His work focuses on political ideas, power, and the history of political thought, with writings appearing in major publications such as The New Yorker and The London Review of Books.
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