Dec 11, 2025 · This article discusses the political foundations and history of liberalism from the 17th century to the present. For coverage of classical and contemporary philosophical liberalism, see …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - Equality, Rights, Democracy: The three decades of unprecedented general prosperity that the Western world experienced after World War II marked the high tide of modern …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - Individualism, Free Markets, Liberty: Although liberal ideas were not noticeable in European politics until the early 16th century, liberalism has a considerable “prehistory” …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism, in strategic alliance with Soviet communism, ultimately triumphed over fascism in World War II, and liberal democracy was reestablished in West Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - 19th Century, Reforms, Equality: As an ideology and in practice liberalism became the preeminent reform movement in Europe during the 19th century.

Dec 13, 2025 · This article discusses the origins of classical liberalism, its historical instantiations, its contrasts with modern liberalism, and its contemporary revival as neoclassical liberalism or …

liberalism, Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government.

Although the terms are similar, neoliberalism is distinct from modern liberalism. Both have their ideological roots in the classical liberalism of the 19th century, which championed economic laissez …

Dec 11, 2025 · From the liberal perspective, individuals are not only citizens who share a social contract with each other but also people with rights upon which the state may not encroach if majoritarianism …

Dec 20, 2025 · This article describes the nature, history, and significance of ideologies in terms of the philosophical, political, and international contexts in which they have arisen. Particular categories of …