Uncovering the liberal party in Western Europe: a comparative perspective

dc.contributor.advisor	Zaslove, A.S.
dc.contributor.author	Vonk, Jan
dc.date.issued	2015-12-18
dc.description.abstract	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 In other words, definitions of the liberal party are outdated and in order to understand contemporary developments within the liberal party family, we should first know what exactly defines a liberal party in the 21st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.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/1188
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen	en_US
dc.thesis.specialisation	Comparative Politics	en_US
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	Master Political Science	en_US
dc.thesis.type	Master	en_US
dc.title	Uncovering the liberal party in Western Europe: a comparative perspective	en_US

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