Liberty, Solidarity and Community: Capitalism and European Integration
Date and Time
Location
European Union Seminar
Discussant
Jamie Martin
Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies, Department of History, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Speaker
Laurent Warlouzet
University Professor, Chair of 19th and 20th Century History, Sorbonne University
Chairs
Christoph Mikulaschek
Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University; Faculty Associate & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Kaija Schilde
Associate Dean of Studies; Jean Monnet Chair in European Security and Defense; Associate Professor of International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University; Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Join Laurent Warlouzet to discuss his new book, Liberty, Solidarity and Community: Capitalism and Integration, 1945 to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2026). Warlouzet asks how European countries responded to the challenges of industrial capitalism and the rise of superpowers, arguing that they did so by building new institutions and developing an original way to govern capitalism. He traces this debate across three competing camps: free marketeers who pressed for liberty, advocates of welfare and the environment who championed solidarity, and a third camp that defended protectionism and assertive defense in the name of community. From these competing pressures, Warlouzet identifies the three governing principles that give the book its title. The book is based on fresh archival evidence collected in eight countries.
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