British Liberalism in a European context

Syllabus

JMMZ092 BRITISH LIBERALISM IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Charles University, Prague  

Summer Term 2016  

Course Lecturer: Dr Alan Butt Philip (University of Bath)  

Lecture and Seminar times:

Session 1:

Wednesday March 8th (12:30-13:50 and 15:30-16.50);

Thursday March 9th (9:00-11:30 and 13:30-16:00)    

Session 2:

Wednesday April 6th (12:30-13:50 and 15:30-16.50)

Thursday April 7th (9:00-11:30 and 13:30-16:00)  

Location: Rytířská 31, Room 201     6 ECTS  

Requirements 1)      Essay 1.800 words (choose one among several topics proposed by the lecturer). To be sent to [e-mail]  by 31 May 2016 (80 per cent of overall mark) 2)      Class attendance and active participation in seminars (20 per cent).      

Programme:  

Session 1  

Class 1: Wednesday 9 March, 12:30 - 13.50  

Lecture 1: The origins of the Liberal tradition in the UK.    

Class 2: Wednesday 9 March, 15:30 - 16:50  

Lecture 2: The formation of the Liberal Party  

Seminar 1: Church and State: British Liberalism compared with other European Liberals    

Class 3: Thursday 10 March, 9:00 - 11:30  

            Lecture 3: John Stuart Mill and social liberalism  

            Seminar 2: Free Trade and Ireland  

Seminar 3: Liberalism, Nationalism and Internationalism                                

Class 4: Thursday 10 March, 13:30 - 16.00  

Lecture 4:  Liberals and Labour  

Seminar 4:  Keynes, Lloyd George and the New Liberalism                                        

Session 2    

Class 5: Wednesday 6 April, 12:30 - 13.50  

Lecture 5: The Liberal Party after 1945    

Class 6: Wednesday 6 April, 15:30 - 16:50  

Seminar 5: William Beveridge and the Welfare State      

Class 7: Thursday 7 April, 9:00 -1 1.30  

Lecture 6: Liberals and Social Democrats from 1980 to 2010  

Seminar 6: Post-1945 Liberals and European integration    

Class 6: Thursday 7 April, 13:30 - 16:00  

Lecture 7:  Liberal Democrats in Coalition and afterwards  

Seminar 7: What did the Liberal Democrats achieve in government? Can they survive?  

Seminar 8: The debacle over Tuition fees    

Contact:

For any questions feel free to contact the course administrator at FSV, Jan Váška (IMS, Department of European Studies), at [e-mail]

Annotation

This course introduces key figures and ideas of liberalism throughout British history and their impact on current British political debate. The course is deliver by a guest professor and will take place as a block seminar.