PART 3 The viability of liberalism
Understand the complexities of Liberalism, sources of resistance, alternative or completing
world views and the utilitarianism of liberalism.
Chapter 9 Imposing Liberalism on others
First Nations & Liberalism CASE STUDY ****
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Conflicting Ideologies
Conflicting views on Land ownership
Assimilation
o Residential schools
o Enfranchisement
o Indian Act
Responses to First Nations Criticism CASE STUDY
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White paper / Red Paper
Contemporary solutions
Royal Commission / Healing Fund
Imposing Liberalism Globally CASE STUDY
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Self-interest
o Imperialism / economics / eurocentrism
o Democracy & self-determination
o War on Terror
o Removal of weapons of mass destruction
Humanitarian Reasons
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Natural disasters
Responses to liberal imposition
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Robert Mugabe
Yoweri Museveni
Why Liberalism may not take hold ****
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Readiness
Chapter 10 Politics, Challenges and Liberalism
Does government serve the people or Lead the people?
Focus on the principles central to liberalism: How do governments attempt to follow the will of
the people? ****
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Individual equality and worth
Rule of law
Respecting private property
Governing ruling through the consent of people
Direct Democracy
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Advantages and disadvantages
Representative Democracy --- 3 models – how they work, how they are supportive of liberal
principles, what are the downfalls
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Canada’s Parliamentary democracy CASE STUDY****
U.S.A. Republican Democracy CASE STUDY****
Sweden Proportional Representation CASE STUDY****
This is really one study right?
Showing how governments attempt
to implement democratic principles.
Challenges CASE STUDY****
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Voting****
Elite
Lobby/special interest groups****
Ethics
Consensus Decision Making (alternative)
Authoritarianism
How and to what extent authoritarian governments ignore the will of the people, are justified?
Types of Authoritarian Political systems
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Oligarchies
One Party States
Military Dictatorships
Techniques of Authoritarian Governments CASE STUDY**** Again this ties into Hitler & Stalin
above
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Vision
Propaganda
Controlled participation directing public discontent
Terror
Strengths and weakness of authoritarian governments
Chapter 11 Complexities of Liberalism in practice
How do liberal democracies reach a consensus over the promotion of individual rights while at
the same time attempt to benefit the common good --- Trying to balance individual & collective
rights?
Charter of Rights & Freedom CASE STUDY ****
First Nations Metis
French Language Laws
Affirmative action
Illiberalism
War Measures Act (3 times) CASE STUDY****
U.S.A. Patriot Act CASE STUDY****
This again is really one study that is broken
down into 3 sections. They can be used
alone, or may be used separately. W.M. is
strongest standalone C.S. then the P.A and
N.F.L. Usually the latter two are combine.
No fly list CASE STUDY****
Chapter 12 The viability of Contemporary Liberalism
To what extent do contemporary issues challenge the principles of liberalism?
Focus for Chapter: how liberal democracies respond to contemporary challenges & how
effective they have been in adapting to these challenges?
Principles of liberalism that have stayed the same
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Individual rights & freedoms
Economic freedom
Political freedom
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Competition
Self-interest
Conditions in society that change over time
 Social
 Political
 Environmental
Challenges CASE STUDY
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Postmodernism ****
Extremism
Intolerance
Economics
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Technology
Economics
Unanticipated consequences
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Consumerism
Economic freedom
o Benefits have not been equally distributed globally
o Nations forced to compete in the world market dominated by liberal
democracies
o Not treated the same way therefore my develop conflicts within
o Created conditions which promote violence, illiberalism, and terrorism.
Environmental Activism
Emergence of China / India
Pandemics
Expended resources
Water shortages