Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
DHIS 25A15 - Liberalism: Britain and France
Course Number:
15901
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to shed light on the history of Liberalism through a comparison between Britain and France. “Liberalism†is a difficult question with manifold definitions and controversial points of view. To build step by step the history of liberal movements, liberal ideas and their contradictions, both through British political history and French history should provide to the students a better understanding of both historical debates and today's issues regarding the notion of Liberalism in context (or, better, Liberalisms). Traditionally, Britain has been viewed as the country of a successful liberalism whereas France has been sometimes mocked as the country of a failed liberalism or an incomplete liberalism. Those clichés will be questioned during the sessions and put back in a more realistic perspective. Liberalism and anti-liberalism will be addressed during most of the sessions. The course is also conceived at the crossroads of political history, intellectual
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
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