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Liberalism and its Practice brings together leading authorities who provide an excellent insight into the meaning and practice of liberalism. This book explores current debates surrounding liberalism at the end of the twentieth century and what it has to offer in practice. Its focus is two of liberalism's greatest emerging challenges: multiculturalism and states struggling with the transition to democracy. It considers considers the significant tensions that these pressures bring to liberal frameworks and asks what the viable alternatives are.

Liberalisms, a work first published in 1989, provides a coherent and comprehensive analytical guide to liberal thinking over the past century and considers the dominance of liberal thought in Anglo-American political philosophy over the past 20 years. John Gray assesses the work of all the major liberal political philosophers including J.S. Mill, Herbert Spencer, Karl Popper, F.A Hayek, John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and explores their mutual connections and differences.

The modern philosophers and freedom -- Autonomy -- Equality and freedom -- Rights and freedom -- The contradiction of liberalism -- Liberalism and utilitarianism -- Liberalism and some logical considerations -- A classical understanding of freedom -- Recapitulations--modern -- The premodern alternative

Cover -- The Globalization of Liberalism -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I Understanding International Liberalism -- 1 Moral Commitment and Liberal Approaches to World Politics -- 2 The Harvard School of Liberal International Theory: A Case for Closure -- 3 A Kantian Protest against the Peculiar Discourse of Inter-Liberal State Peace -- Part II Globalization and Liberalism in Contemporary International Relations -- 4 Liberalism at the Global Level: Solidarity vs. Cooperation -- 5 At Home Abroad, Abroad at Home: International Liberalization and Domestic Stability in the New World Economy -- 6 Globalization, Market Civilization and Disciplinary Neoliberalism -- 7 Global Civil Society: An Ethical Profile -- 8 'A Project to be Realized': Global Liberalism and a New World Order -- Part III International Relations beyond Europe -- 9 China and Global Liberalism -- 10 International Human Rights Norms and the State in Egypt and Tunisia: Globalization, Liberalism and Culture -- 11 Neoliberalism, Globalization and Resistance: The Case of India -- Index.

"In this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery, colonialism, genocide, racism and snobbery. Narrating an intellectual history running from the eighteenth through to the twentieth centuries, Losurdo examines the thought of preeminent liberal writers such as Locke, Burke, Tocqueville, Constant, Bentham, and Sieyès, revealing the inner contradictions of an intellectual position that has exercised a formative influence on today's politics. Among the dominant strains of liberalism, he discerns the counter-currents of more radical positions, lost in the constitution of the modern world order"--

This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. It presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society. It traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas and shows that these ideas form a collectivistic identity politics. Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft.  The book also presents and discusses an extensive list of counterstrategies against populism.  Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history.

This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. It presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society. It traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas and shows that these ideas form a collectivistic identity politics. Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft.  The book also presents and discusses an extensive list of counterstrategies against populism.  Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history.

Intro -- Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. vii -- Preface, 1985, p. ix -- Preface to the English-Language Edition, p. xiii -- Introduction, p. xvii -- Liberalism, The Classical Tradition -- Chapter 1. The Foundations of Liberal Policy, p. 1 -- 1. Property, p. 1 -- 2. Freedom, p. 3 -- 3. Peace, p. 5 -- 4. Equality, p. 9 -- 5. The Inequality of Wealth and Income, p. 12 -- 6. Private Property and Ethics, p. 14 -- 7. State and Government, p. 15 -- 8. Democracy, p. 19 -- 9. Critique of the Doctrine of Force, p. 22 -- 10. The Argument of Fascism, p. 25 -- 11. The Limits of Governmental Activity, p. 30 -- 12. Tolerance, p. 33 -- 13. The State and Antisocial Conduct, p. 34 -- Chapter 2. Liberal Economic Policy, p. 37 -- 1. The Organization of the Economy, p. 37 -- 2. Private Property and Its Critics, p. 40 -- 3. Private Property and the Government, p. 43 -- 4. The Impracticability of Socialism, p. 46 -- 5. Interventionism, p. 50 -- 6. Capitalism: The Only Possible System of Social Organization, p. 59 -- 7. Cartels, Monopolies, and Liberalism, p. 63 -- 8. Bureaucratization, p. 67 -- Chapter 3. Liberal Foreign Policy, p. 76 -- 1. The Boundaries of the State, p. 76 -- 2. The Right of Self-Determination, p. 78 -- 3. The Political Foundations of Peace, p. 81 -- 4. Nationalism, p. 87 -- 5. Imperialism, p. 90 -- 6. Colonial Policy, p. 93 -- 7. Free Trade, p. 98 -- 8. Freedom of Movement, p. 103 -- 9. The United States of Europe, p. 108 -- 10. The League of Nations, p. 112 -- 11. Russia, p. 115 -- Chapter 4. Liberalism and the Political Parties, p. 119 -- 1. The "Doctrinairism" of the Liberals, p. 119 -- 2. Political Parties, p. 121 -- 3. The Crisis of Parliamentarism and the Idea of a Diet Representing Special Groups, p. 132 -- 4. Liberalism and the Parties of Special Interests, p. 136.

Acknowledgements; The author; Foreword; _GoBack; 16; Summary; 1Introduction; The purpose of this book; Outline of the book; 2What is classical liberalism?; Ten principles of classical liberalism; 3Classical liberalism: the family tree; Early ancestors; The rise of classical liberalism; Success and reassessment; The modern revival of classical liberalism; The diversity of classical liberal ideas; 4Classical liberalism and freedom; The arguments for freedom; Positive and negative liberty; Rights and freedoms; Restraints on freedom; 5Classical liberal morality; Coercion and toleration.

This book examines Rawls's theory of political liberalism in the context of€Muslim societies, where religion wields a significant social and political influence. Contrasting a sociological analysis with a theoretical approach, the author explores the political questions brought up by religious individuals, organizations, and minorities, and examines fundamental notions such as neutrality of state, public/private distinction, and individual autonomy.

Intro -- Contents -- ONE: Introduction: Rethinking America's Liberal Tradition -- TWO: The Virtues of Liberalism: Christianity, Republicanism, and Ethics in Early American Political Discourse -- THREE: Knowledge and Belief in American Public Life -- FOUR: Premature Requiem: Republicanism in American History -- FIVE: Life Everlasting: Tocqueville in America -- SIX: Democracy and Disenchantment: From Weber and Dewey to Habermas and Rorty -- SEVEN: Deliberative Democracy and the Problem of Poverty in America -- EIGHT: Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century America -- NINE: Why History Matters to Political Theory -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

This text examines the historical significance and contemporary relevance of a body of thought about rejuvenating liberalism that has tended to be neglected in the English-speaking world in favour of the rise of social liberalism.