Sylabus
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 jan.vaska@fsv.cuni.cz 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 jan.vaska@fsv.cuni.cz
Anotace
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.