Economic liberalism

How does one develop a better understanding of the on-going crises in Ukraine? Some theorists believe that over the last two centuries, Realism and Liberalism have been the two most important paradigms of International Relations. They have accounted for much of what has taken place in the world. Continuing to offer provisions of state behavior, and pose queries; that perhaps it is possible for there to be peace in-between nation states. While both approaches to the understanding of the on-going…

Examining the historical background of the United States, liberalism, with its belief in negative liberty, and republicanism, with its belief in positive liberty, have always been the dominant political ideologies in the United States. That said I am of the inclination that even as modern American government may appear to be republican, liberalism remains inherent within the nature of the people of the United States itself. I would first examine the characteristics of the two streams of…

constructivist rhetoric to call attention to the shifts in thinking and idealistic views that occur rather than focusing solely on war and economics. Obama’s Nobel Speech talks about how violence is not needed to solve every conflict and emphasizes preventive measures to avoid war, invoking liberal support. Liberalism is based on the idea that the international system…

content under three different titles: Liberal Examiner, Green Examiner and Space Examiner. As a Liberal Examiner I covered issues and happenings that related to social liberalism. Social liberalism, is a political ideology that seeks to find a balance between individual liberty and social justice. Like classical liberalism, social liberalism endorses a market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights and liberties, but differs in that it believes the legitimate role…

In this article, David Ellerman starts by clarifying that by classical liberalism he is referring to libertarianism, then he states that his goal is to question whether classical liberalism rules out a consent based non-democratic government, in which people have consented to alienate the rights of self-government to some sovereign. Ellerman starts by explaining what the classical liberal view means when referring to voluntary non-democratic governments, such as ‘free cities’ or ‘start-up…

How classic and modern liberalism differ in their understanding of human nature and their understanding of how social and political life should be organized? Liberalism is defined as the political identify and whose main goal is to strengthen and guard the freedom of an individual. Liberalism is a belief in the support of the supreme importance of the human individual. John Locke is known as the father of liberalism. Liberal values can be traced back to as early as ancient times of Rome and…

Liberalism is a political philosophy or way of thinking based on the ideas of liberty and equality for all in society. With this theory or political policy in place, it is ideal for the people of the society to have the majority of the power in regards to decision making in the community. Meaning that the people have the power to vote for the people in government, freedom of press, freedom to practice any religion, and keep any civil or natural right reserved no matter what transpires in the…

Rawls considers classical liberalism-integrity of individual rights and freedoms, the principle of equality of citizens and the principle of religious tolerance. However, Rawls rejects utilitarianism as a way to support these principles. He believes that no empirical principles (and these include the utilitarian principle) can serve as the basis of the moral law, and therefore, a reliable guarantor of human rights and freedoms. Their importance is so great that no considerations of general…

political regime (Gat, 2006). It is largely supported by liberal thinkers such as John Locke and Immanuel Kant. Liberalism is considered as an alternative theoretical thinking to realism, which is regarded as the dominant theory in the international relations (Dunne, 1997). It is a theory of both governments within states and good governance between states and people worldwide. Liberalism believes that even though it is the most important actor in international relations, the state is not the…

Liberalism, is the want for your own self right and have the freedom to make your own choice by no persuasion of others. Liberalism was brought into light by John Locke who believed that individuals should have the right to choose what they wanted to do as long as they did not hurt anyone else. With this they should not be forced by others including the government or “The Crown”. Liberalism rose during the Industrial Revolution. Locke believed that by nature, men, were all free, equal, and…