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.

NEWS

The Future of Liberal Democracy

The current challenge for liberal democrats is to walk the tight rope between two types of populism: while the populists in the street claim that truth is manifest to common

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

Our partners

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,

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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

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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

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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

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The Future of Liberal Democracy

The current challenge for liberal democrats is to walk the tight rope between two types of populism: while the populists in the street claim that truth is manifest to common

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