Liberalism in Political Theory | Types, Thinkers, Concepts & Criticism | UGC NET Political Science

In this video, we discuss Liberalism as a major political tradition in Political Theory, covering its meaning, evolution, basic principles, major thinkers, different forms, and criticisms. The video is especially useful for UGC NET Political Science, SET, Assistant Professor exams, UPSC, and other competitive examinations. Topics Covered: Meaning and basic principles of Liberalism Individualism and Rationalism Liberty, Equality, Rights and Rule of Law Classical or Negative Liberalism Positive Liberalism and Welfare State Neo-Liberalism / Neo-Classical Liberalism / Libertarianism Laissez-faire and Free Market Liberalism and Capitalism Liberalism and Constitutionalism Liberalism and Democracy Major thinkers and their key concepts Criticism of Liberalism and its bourgeois character Important Thinkers Covered: John Locke — Natural Rights and Limited Government Adam Smith — Free Market and Invisible Hand Jeremy Bentham — Utilitarianism J.S. Mill — Liberty and Harm Principle T.H. Green — Positive Liberty and Welfare State L.T. Hobhouse — Social Liberalism R.H. Tawney — Critique of the Acquisitive Society F.A. Hayek — Spontaneous Order and Free Market Milton Friedman — Economic Freedom Robert Nozick — Minimal State and Libertarianism For UGC NET Political Science This lecture is designed to help you understand important thinker-concept associations, theoretical distinctions, and exam-oriented keywords related to Liberalism. If you find this video useful: Like the video Comment your doubts and suggestions Share it with fellow Political Science aspirants Subscribe to Raising Curiosity with RK for more Political Science content, UGC NET preparation, UPSC-oriented concepts and academic discussions. Telegram Channel: Raising Curiosity with RK https://t.me/+feYXYmSUn-M2NDQ9 time-line 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:38 Liberalism 00:04:20 Basic tenets of Liberalism 00:10:55 Basic idea of liberalism 00:12:12 Early exponents of liberalism 00:12:56 Negative liberalism 00:13:47 J.S Mill Modification of classical liberalism 00:14:25 Positive liberalism T.H Green 00:16:05 Political and Economic dimensions of Liberalism 00:18:35 Streams of liberal thought 00:26:30 individualism vs utilitarianism 00:27:46 Neo-liberalism 00:38:57 Critical analysis of Liberalism 00:46:22 Contribution of Liberalism 00:54:30 Outro #Liberalism #PoliticalTheory #UGCNETPoliticalScience #UGCNET #PoliticalScience #LiberalismPoliticalTheory #NegativeLiberalism #PositiveLiberalism #NeoLiberalism #ClassicalLiberalism #JohnLocke #AdamSmith #JSMill #THGreen #Rawls #Nozick #Hayek #MiltonFriedman #PoliticalPhilosophy #UGCNETPreparation #AssistantProfessor #UPSC #PoliticalScienceNotes