Uncovering the liberal party in Western Europe: a comparative perspective
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2015-12-18
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The argument this thesis proposes is that contemporary liberal parties in Western
Europe strongly adhere to core principles of traditional liberalism. The argument
continues with demonstrating that within the liberal party family in Western Europe
two types of liberal parties can be found. This argument gains relevance, through the
lack of contemporary research on the liberal party family, which causes the problem that
within political science it is not clear what exactly defines contemporary so-called
‘liberal’ parties. In other words, definitions of the liberal party are outdated and in order
to understand contemporary developments within the liberal party family, we should
first know what exactly defines a liberal party in the 21st century. The research
continues with a case study, which consists of analyzing the party platforms of the VVD
and the Liberal Democrats. This case study provides an insight into the contemporary
liberal party in Western Europe.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen