학술논문

What It Means to Be Liberal.
Document Type
Article
Source
Dissent (0012-3846); Spring2020, Vol. 67 Issue 2, p73-82, 10p
Subject
Ideology
Liberalism
Liberty
Free trade
Democracy
United Kingdom
Language
ISSN
00123846
Abstract
The article discusses liberalism is an encompassing ideology: free markets, free trade, free speech, open borders, a minimal state, radical individualism, civil liberty, religious toleration, minority rights. Topics include liberalism in Europe today is represented by political parties like the German Free Democratic Party that are libertarian and right-wing, but also by parties like the Liberal Democrats in the Great Britain that stand uneasily between conservatives and socialists; Indeed, the adjective "liberal" guarantees that everyone is in fact brought the history of actually existing democracies from Athens to the United States; and the democratic arguments, organize social movements and political parties, and participate in electoral campaigns.