Jahrbuch zur Liberalismus-Forschung

Questions of participation and legitimacy have had a decisive influence on the development of parliamentarism and liberal democracy. As a movement for emancipation, liberalism has fought for political equality and co-determination since the early 19th century. However, the extent to which these rights should apply and to whom they should apply remained a matter of controversy in political practice. The featured articles discuss the scope for action that existed and how it was utilised.
Further essays trace a path from the protests of the ‘Göttingen Seven’ through Theodor Heuss to Jürgen Habermas, and take a critical look at the current debate on freedom and life chances.