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Gladden Pappin

Summary

Gladden Pappin is an American political philosopher and president of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, known for his role in founding American Affairs journal and his work at the intersection of Catholic political thought and national conservatism.

Core Contribution

Helped build the theoretical infrastructure of American national conservatism; integrates Catholic political philosophy with contemporary nationalist politics.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • national conservatism
  • Catholic political philosophy
  • post-liberalism

Historical Influences

Integralism national conservatism Orbán model

Intellectual Lineage

Catholic political philosophy national conservatism American Affairs

Contemporaries & Peers

Yoram Hazony Patrick Deneen Sohrab Ahmari

Minds Influenced

American Affairs national conservatism movement

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