September 12, 1997

Tocqueville and Liberalism

Professors from the United States and western Europe discussed the impact of the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as they relate to… read more

Professors from the United States and western Europe discussed the impact of the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville as they relate to liberalism. They debated whether Tocqueville was a liberal and whether the definition and scope of liberalism has changed over the years. Topics discussed included big government, individualism vs socialism, aristocracy and how they relate to society and democracy. close

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Corey Abel Professor University of Colorado->Humanities
Philippe Beneton Professor University of Rennes, France

Peter Berkowitz Professor Harvard University->Government Department
James W. Ceaser Professor University of Virginia->Department of Government and Foreign Affairs
John Patrick Diggins Professor City University of New York->History
Seymour Drescher Professor University of Pittsburgh->History Department
Ran Halevi Scholar Centre Nationale des Recherches Sociales
Michael Hereth Professor Universitat der Bundeswehr
Sanford Lakoff Professor University of California, San Diego->Political Science Department
Peter Lawler Professor Berry College->Political Science
Daniel J. Mahoney Professor Assumption College->Political Science
Harvey C. Mansfield Professor Harvard University->Government Department
Arthur Melzer Professor Michigan State University->Political Science
Fred Rosen Professor University College, London->History
Nancy Rosenblum Professor Brown University->Political Science
Tracy Strong Professor University of California, San Diego->Political Science Department
G.M. Tamas Professor Hungarian Institute of Philosophy->Philosophy
Delba Winthrop Professor Harvard University->Government Department

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Program ID:: 100509-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Boulder, Colorado, United States
First Aired:: Feb 17, 1998 | 4:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Oct 24, 2007 | 12:10am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Feb 17, 1998 | 4:06pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 18, 1998 | 5:33am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 18, 1998 | 12:51pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Oct 24, 2007 | 12:10am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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