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2019 CSLD Visiting Scholar Ken McIntyre published Nomocratic Pluralism: Plural Values, Negative Liberty, and the Rule of Law this month. This book is a contribution to the ongoing conversation about value pluralism and its relation …

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites submissions for its annual First Book Manuscript Workshop.  The book selected will be the subject of a day-long conference at which …

The CSLD is accepting applications for academic year 2021-2022.

The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is proud to introduce our 2020 post-doctoral fellows. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Robert Burton and Dr. John Boersma.

Volume 44.1 of The Political Science Reviewer, a publication of the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, is now available. This issue features articles written for the symposium on wit in the history of …

The 2020 undergraduate essay competition is complete. This year’s essay topic was “Should Patriotism be taught at UW Madison?” From the 32 submissions, Jacob Bernstein took first place;  second place went to Nils Peterson; and …

Listen to CSLD alumnus Prof. Lee Trepanier talk about “Aristotle for Planners” on former student Zach Vega’s podcast “Welcome To.”

Visiting Scholar Ken McIntyre may have had to leave campus early due to Covid-19, but the product of his hours stuck in the oldest building on campus has resulted in the first of a few expected …

Scholarships of $1000 each are available for matriculated UW–Madison undergraduates enrolling in the summer course: Political Science 460, “Conservative Political Thought.” Richard Avramenko (CSLD Director) and Michael Promisel (CLSD Fellow) will co-teach the course.  The …

Volume 43.1 of The Political Science Reviewer, a publication of the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, is now available. It includes pieces on Rousseau, Tocqueville, Machiavelli, and others, as well as “authors meet …