Welcome to
NOUS
Who we are
NOUS is an international community for interdisciplinary research.
The network links all academic fields relevant for thinking about social order and liberty.
It spans philosophy, politics, economics, sociology, history, and much more.
It fosters scholarly research, contact and exchange, and it aims to promote young talent.
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The Future of Liberal Democracy
Populism has taken root almost everywhere in the West. It is crucial to understand how it has come about, where its antagonistic worldview, its nativism, its illiberalism and its anti-pluralism
Looking back
Watch the videos of our in-depth discussions at the public NOUS Spotlight Wide Beam events that we organize from time to time.
NOUS Widebeam: Fighting Back Populism
NOUS Widebeam The Utility of HET
NOUS Widebeam Immigration and Freedom
NOUS Widebeam Mont Pèlerin 1947
NOUS Widebeam Hayek: A Life, 1899-1950
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The continuing relevance of Adam Smith
In order to encourage young scholars interested in the history of political economy and philosophy to engage with the work of the Scottish Enlightenment moral philosopher and economist Adam Smith,
The Colloque Walter Lippmann
The famous Colloque Walter Lippmann, held in Paris in 1938, was a major meeting of international interdisciplinary scholars to discuss the history, current issues and future of liberalism. It is usually
The Dispute on Method
As one of the archetypal disputes in the social sciences, the famous “Methodenstreit” (the dispute on method) in German economics which unfolded during the 1880s has received substantial attention from
Adam Smith @ 300
In recent decades, a new generation of scholars from various disciplines has found fresh angles from which to interpret and work with the thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam
The Future of Liberal Democracy
Populism has taken root almost everywhere in the West. It is crucial to understand how it has come about, where its antagonistic worldview, its nativism, its illiberalism and its anti-pluralism
NOUS Wide Beam: “Immigration and Freedom” with Chandran Kukathas and Margaret Moore
What does the idea of freedom mean for immigration? Can a robust philosophical argument be made for border controls and limiting immigration, from a classical liberal point of view? Beyond