Liberalism in 20th Century Europe

This project aims to investigate the history of liberal thought in 20th- Century Europe in its national and transnational dimensions, under two broad themes: how different forms of liberalism have reacted to the persistent onslaught of anti-liberal and illiberal ideologies in the 20th Century, and how non-liberal ideologies and traditions have accommodated or taken over liberal arguments, whether as rhetorical devices, as exercises in ideological repositioning and packaging, or as genuine assimilations of liberal ideas. Two research workshops have been held, in Oxford and in Prague, looking at the experience of the ECE region; a thrid is planned in Hungary. Work is underway on a collection of papers.