2021 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
The CSLD is accepting applications for academic year 2021-2022.
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 political thought.
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 third place to Lucas Olsen. Honorable mention goes to Cleo Rank and Tony Mattioli. Thank you to all scholarship recipients!
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 publications. The Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism series offers a forum to writers concerned that the central presuppositions of the …
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 course will be conducted online during the UW—Madison 2020 summer term, from June 15 through July 10. This is an …
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 critics” sections on Yoram Hazony’s The Virtue of Nationalism and Aurelian Craiutu’s Faces of Moderation.
The Strategy Bridge Podcast recently featured CSLD’s Associate Director Scott Mobley and his prize-winning book, Progressives in Navy Blue. Scott’s work examines U.S. naval culture, professionalization, and civil-military relations at the end of the 19th century. For a concise overview of the book’s arguments and their current-day relevance, check out the episode at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategy-bridge/ or …
Recently CSLD Director Richard Avramenko and Associate Director Scott Mobley sat down with the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board to talk about the state of Free Speech in academia. You can hear their conversation on the WSJ podcast Center Stage, with Milfred and Hands. The podcast also includes a phone-in from UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank …