Liberal - Politics

Politics

• Liberalism, a political ideology
  • Classical liberalism, a political ideology that advocates unregulated markets, limited government, rule of law, due process, and individual liberties including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and others
  • Conservative liberalism, a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement
  • Economic liberalism, the ideological belief in organizing the economy on individualist lines, such that the greatest possible number of economic decisions are made by private individuals and not by collective institutions
  • Social liberalism, the belief that liberalism should include social justice and that the legitimate role of the state includes addressing issues such as unemployment, health care, education, and the expansion of civil rights
• An adherent of a Liberal party
• Liberal democracy, a form of government based on limited majority rule
• Liberal Democratic Party, a common name for political parties around the world
• Liberalism (international relations), a theory of international relations
• European liberalism
• In the US, "liberalism" can refer to either or both of the following:
  • Modern liberalism, the current American manifestation of the ideology
  • Progressivism
• See also Liberalism by country