liberal theory

collocation in English

meaningsofliberalandtheory

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liberal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪb.ər.əl/us
/ˈlɪb.ər.əl/
respecting and allowing many different types of beliefs ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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(Definition ofliberalandtheoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In other words,liberaltheoryis in fact not universal.
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The first political theory addressed is that ofliberaltheoryand nationalism.
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Others argue for differing environmental standards based on theliberaltheoryof comparative advantage.
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Liberaltheoryemphasizes the pacifying effects of democratization, economic development and international organizations.
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The education of citizens continues to be a messy business - a messiness thatliberaltheorywould be foolish to ignore.
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Taine, taking the liberal critique of abstract reason further, dealt a fatal blow to one historical form ofliberaltheory.
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Yet despite violating liberal values in sometimes spectacular ways, each infraction found its rationale withinliberaltheory.
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These documents enshrine theliberaltheoryof human rights, the negative right not to be interfered with.
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Inliberaltheory, it was the constitutional role of traditional elites to discern and defend the interests of the people.
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If it can be made to work, the consequence is that there can never be a conflict between community and theliberaltheoryof justice.
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One way to begin to answer that question is to review what we now know about the period, particularly in relation to the history ofliberaltheory.
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My argument has at its heart the fact thatliberaltheoryidentifies the individual as the basic unit of society.
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The dominant theory of this mode include theliberaltheoryof the free press.
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Much of her work can be read as challenging the narrowness of contemporaryliberaltheory.
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Liberaltheorystresses the interdependence among states, multinational corporations, and international institutions.
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Equally, the major problem with the trickle-down theory, the economicliberaltheory, is that people have to be equipped to take advantage of the trickle-down mechanism.
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He made invaluable contributions toliberaltheorythrough his observations on different forms of government and the nature of man.
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Inliberaltheory, therefore, to maximise the utility, there is no need to retreat nor use only proportionate force.
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This was in contrast toliberaltheoryat the time, which regarded non-state actors as the prime providers of education.
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Liberaltheory, in contrast to realist, institutionalist, and constructivist theory, privileges and directly theorizes social interdependence and globalization as the dominant force in world politics, past and present.
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