Students for Liberty

The Students for Liberty ( SFL ) is a global network of classical liberal and libertarian student groups. They see themselves not as an explicitly political group but as a network for the dissemination of ideas. The main factor is the " social change theory" of the economist and social philosopher Friedrich August von Hayek. " The SFL support the principles of freedom necessitate. Economic freedom to determine for themselves how to care for his livelihood; social freedom to determine for themselves how to run his life, and intellectual and academic freedom "

The focus of her work are conferences, webinars and dissemination of publications and the promotion of activities and networking of its member groups around the world. There are several sub-groupings: in addition to the SFL in the U.S. and Canada, there is the European Students for Liberty; operating in Central and South America Estudiantes por la Libertad and the Estudantes Pela Liberdade; the African Students for Liberty; and a construction team for the Asian Students for Liberty. Currently, nearly 1,200 student groups are connected to the network. In 2013, found throughout the world total of 30 SFL conferences are held with over 3500 participants.

History

In 2007 was built on a summer academy at the Institute for Humane Studies, the idea of networking libertarian students in the U.S. better. Were founded in 2008 to freeze the Students for Liberty by Alexander McCobin and Sloane. A first conference in February 2008 brought about 100 participants at Columbia University in New York. The number of participants grew rapidly in the following years. At the 2013 International Conference in Washington received 1400 students participate from all over the world. Since autumn 2008 the SFL also host a growing number of regional conferences throughout the United States.

European Students for Liberty

Since 2011 the Students for Liberty are also active in Europe. In Leuven in November 2011 and in March 2013 found two European-wide conferences held with over 350 participants, the next conference will be conducted in March 2014 in Berlin. There were in different cities and regional conferences with up to 280 participants, including in Munich, Maastricht, Krakow, Belgrade, Rome, Paris and Stockholm. At these conferences spoke known liberals like Justin Amash, Pierre Bessard, Gerd Habermann, Barbara Kolm, Robert Nef, Tom G. Palmer, Thorsten Polleit, Rolf puffer, Pascal Salin, Oliver Stone, John Stossel, Erich Weede and Carl Christian von Weizsäcker.

Currently, about 220 student groups of the European Students for Liberty.

Publications

  • After the Welfare State (2012 ) with contributions by Tom G. Palmer, Johan Norberg among others
  • Why Liberty ( 2013) with contributions by Tom G. Palmer, John Stossel among others
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