Liberalism Politics

The word "liberalism" is derived from the Latin liber, free. As the name indicates, liberalism is traditionally a political ideology emphasizing the personal liberty of each individual, including freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, expression, assembly, association, movement, enterprise, occupation, contract, etc. which the state should not violate, except to protect the rights of others. Because of the varying meanings of the word "Liberalism" this category is divided to two subcategories, "Social Liberalism", which refers to the meaning of liberalism more common in North America, and "Libertarianism", which refers to the meaning of liberalism more common in Europe and other parts of the world.

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• Falling Down: The decline of liberalism in Central and Eastern Europe - Considers why most liberal parties in Central and Eastern Europe disappeared from the political scene after a promising beginning in the early 1990s. Published in Central Europe Review .
  
• Liberalism - Wikipedia - Encyclopedia article outlining the history of the ideology and explaining different forms of liberalism.
  
• The Demonisation of Market Liberalism - Speech by Samuel Brittan to the EU Seminar on Europe in 21st Century (April 14 2000). Brittan is a leading economic commentator and Financial Times columnist.
  
• Classical Liberalism - Wikipedia - Encyclopedia article examines the classical liberal school and notes distinctions between it and other schools of thought within liberalism such as libertarianism and New Liberalism.
  
• Guide to Classical Liberal Scholarship - Concise introduction to the history and theory of classical liberalism.
  
• Liberalism - Entry from the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  
• Liberalism Under the Microscope - Michael Cain considers three volumes of essays on liberal economic and political thought in Central Europe.
  
• Liberals and Libertarians - Points out similarities between the issue positions of U.S. left-liberals and libertarians. Also gives quotes, reading list, and related links.
  
  

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