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  Encyclopedia: Liberalism in the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy.
Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy where the ability of elected representatives to exercise decision-making power is subject to the rule of law and moderated by a constitution which emphasizes the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals and minorities (also called constitutional democracy and constitutional...
In Netherlands liberals fought in 1848 to gain a new parliament from King William II of the Netherlands.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liberalism-in-the-Netherlands   (1048 words)

  
 Liberalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on the power of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a free market economy that supports private enterprise, and a system of government that is transparent.
Liberals are in favour of a pluralist system in which differing political and social views, even extreme or fringe views, compete for political power on a democratic basis and have the opportunity to achieve power through periodically held elections.
Liberals agree that a high quality of health care and education should be available for all citizens, but differ in their opinions of the degree that the government ought to find task in these matters.
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 Encyclopedia: Liberalism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Liberalism and democracy are now usually thought to have common aims, but in the past many liberals considered democracy unhealthy because it encouraged mass participation in politics.
The defenders of positive liberalism argue that state and church are not the only obstructors of freedom, but that poverty may deprive the individual of the possibility of making significant choices and must therefore be controlled by constituted authority.
In postmedieval European culture liberalism was perhaps first expressed in humanism, which redirected thinking in the 15th century from the consideration of the divine order of the world and its reflections in the temporal social order to the conditions and potentialities of people on earth.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liberalism   (1455 words)

  
 Political liberalism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Similarly, while liberals tended to condemn actions such as theNixon administrations support for the 1973 Chileancoup, it was not entirely dissimilar to the Bay of PigsInvasion in 1961 or the marine landing in the Dominican Republic in 1965.
Another factor in the decline of the liberal consensus was the rise of identity politics.
Liberalism was not necessarily incompatible with feminism or various ethnic empowerment movements, but they resulted in a critique of the liberal left as "pale,male, and stale," to borrow a phrase from a slightly later time.
www.therfcc.org /political-liberalism-4725.html   (2774 words)

  
 Liberalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some liberal parties emphasize economic liberalism, while others focus on social liberalism.
Liberals in general support equal opportunity, but not necessarily equal outcome.
Increasingly, modern liberals are integrating critical international relations theory into their foreign policy positions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/liberalism   (9888 words)

  
 Liberalism in countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Among scholars, regardless of nationality, liberal could refer to classical liberalism, but also to political liberalism or to liberalism as promoted by philopsophers like John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin.
In Australia a capital-l Liberal (often spoken as such) is a member or supporter of the right-of-centre Liberal Party of Australia.A small-l liberal generally refers to someone who champions civil liberties and progressive causes such as Australian republicanism and Aboriginal reconciliation, while maintaining a non-interventionist approach in economics.
Unqualified liberalism is less common; in its extreme form it is known by the American term libertarianism.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/liberalism_in_countries   (592 words)

  
 Liberalism in the Netherlands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Liberalism in the Netherlands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Dutch thinkers are included:
Liberalism in the Netherlands, Introduction, The timeline, From Liberal Union until People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Radical League and Free-minded Democratic League, (League of) Free Liberals, Economic League, Liberal Party, Democrats 66, Liberal leaders, Liberal thinkers, References, See also, Liberalism by country and Political parties in the Netherlands.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Liberalism_in_the_Netherlands   (734 words)

  
 The WWW Virtual Library: West European Studies; The Netherlands; bibliography.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: diversity among the Benelux countries." In The European Union and the member states: cooperation, coordination, and compromise.
Liberal parties in the Netherlands." In Liberalism and liberal parties in the European Union.
Rath, Jan. "The Netherlands: a Dutch treat for anti-social families and immigrant ethnic minorities." In The European Union and migrant labour.
www.library.pitt.edu /subject_guides/westeuropean/wwwes/mspr-n-b.html   (7423 words)

  
 Reason:Liberal Menace or Menace to Liberalism?: The perplexing debate over Europe's constitution
Cosmopolitan city-dwellers, fearing a "savage capitalism" borne of "unbridled liberalism" unleashed by a new constitution, are contemplating the unthinkable: voting "non" this Sunday.
In fact, Britain's famously Europhilic Liberal Democrats have stepped back from their previous championing of all things European and now advocate a rigorous review of the E.U.'s existing powers, refusing to rule out repatriating some of those to the various member states.
In the Netherlands, a liberalism that is more recognizable to American observers is animating that country's trepidation.
www.reason.com /hod/jvlb052905.shtml   (943 words)

  
 Netherlands Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Netherlands manages to be radical, sensible and quaintly staid.
The Rijksmuseum is the country's premier art museum.
One of the chief pleasures of the place is its lively contrast between pragmatic liberalism and the buttoned-up just-so primness of a culture founded on Calvinist principles.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/netherlands   (299 words)

  
 Kuyperiana - Social Theology - John H. Boer
Kuyper's solution to the problem of competing worldviews in his native Netherlands was to embrace pluralism and to emphasize the value-laden, commitment-driven nature of knowledge.
Kuyper developed his perspective in response to 19th-century secular liberalism in The Netherlands that had become oppressive and intolerant.
It was born, remember, during a time when 19th-century secular Liberalism sought to force all people in The Netherlands into one spiritual or worldview mode, namely that of secularism.
www.socialtheology.com /kuyperiana.asp   (3343 words)

  
 Two Books on the Christian Worldview
Total Truth, subtitled "Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity," is a manifesto for Christian worldview thinking in the 21st century.
The book is a masterpiece of cultural analysis and intellectual engagement, tracing the odyssey of its author even as she provides virtually an entire education in Christian worldview understanding in a single volume.
While theological liberals were busy denying cardinal doctrines of the faith, evangelicals were simply retreating into an upper story faith where Christianity was reduced to an experience.
www.monergism.com /thethreshold/articles/onsite/worldview_books.html   (2948 words)

  
 Prevent Truth Decay: LOOK OUT BABIES... IT'S PROGRESSIVE LIBERALISM IN THE NETHERLANDS
A hospital in the Netherlands - the first nation to permit euthanasia - recently proposed guidelines for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling revelation: It has already begun carrying out such procedures, which include administering a lethal dose of sedatives.
The announcement by the Groningen Academic Hospital came amid a growing discussion in Holland on whether to legalize euthanasia on people incapable of deciding for themselves whether they want to end their lives - a prospect viewed with horror by euthanasia opponents and as a natural evolution by advocates.
O'NEILL V. This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
www.preventtruthdecay.com /2004/11/look-out-babies-its-progressive.html   (119 words)

  
 Prevent Truth Decay: 11/01/2004 - 11/30/2004
in case you ever wondered what liberals that ARE idiots were up to, post-election, we've got it right here.
In a sign of possible discord in the jury room, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder case lectured the panel Monday about the importance of deliberating with an open mind.
To all of those who believed in Kerry and still think half of America is divided on who should be commander in chief,, put this map in your liberal pipe and smoke it.
www.preventtruthdecay.com /2004_11_01_archive.html   (7806 words)

  
 Previous Events - IIAS - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
IIAS Semantics Master Class - Empirical universals in semantics: lexicon, grammar and discourse
Convenors: Dr H. Dahles (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Dr Loh Wei Leng (University of Malaya)
Convenors: Dr P. Ho (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and Prof.dr Dai Guangcui (Forestry Economic Research Institute, China)
iias.leidenuniv.nl /iias/previousagenda1.html   (1025 words)

  
 Liberaal.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Website of the Platform Liberal Democrats in D66
Liberaal.info is a website on (social-)liberalism in the Netherlands, but also about liberalism worldwide.
About Democraten 66 - State of the parties - Liberal sources - Articles
www.electionworld.org /liberaal/mainframe.htm   (68 words)

  
 Places tagged "liberalism" in Netherlands on 43 Places
Places tagged "liberalism" in Netherlands on 43 Places
Netherlands's tags / art / language / liberalism
No places have been tagged with art,language,liberalism yet.
www.43places.com /tag/art,language,liberalism/102996   (112 words)

  
 --[ Libertarian International. Network of liberty-minded individuals and organizations in Europe. ]--
NEW DUTCH BOOK about 25 YEAR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
On May 12 the first book about the history of LIBERTARIANISM and CLASSICAL LIBERALISM in The Netherlands (Holland and Belgium) will be presented at a libertarian meeting in Breda.
The book of 600 pages will be produced by the Dutch Libertarian Center.
www.libertarian.to /NewsDta/templates/news1.php?art=art561   (823 words)

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