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German Liberalism: Evolution and Impact on Society and Politics

Exploring the rise of liberalism in modern Germany as a reaction to the French Revolution, with emphasis on Metternich’s analysis, economic modernization, nationalism, and democracy. We delve into the removal of old privileges and the integration of Jews into society, the role of the middle class in fostering capitalist ideals, and the intertwining of romanticism with political ideologies.

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German Liberalism: Evolution and Impact on Society and Politics

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  1. HIST 2117: Modern GermanySpring 2014 Lecture Three: Burgertum and Liberalism

  2. Conservatism as Reaction to French Revolution • Metternich’s Analysis

  3. “Liberalism” as Modernism • The “Public Sphere” • Rule of Law and Bureaucratic Accountability • Removal of Old “Estates” Privileges • Emancipation of Jews • Economic Modernization

  4. Liberalism and Capitalism • Burgertum, Mittelstand, Merchants, Bankers, and Industrialists • The Idea of Laissez-Faire • Prussia, the Zollverein, and Economic Development

  5. Liberalism and Nationalism • German Nationalism and Napoleon • Nationalism as Threat to Aristocracy • Volk and/or Nation • Manifestations of Nationalist Liberalism • Burschenschaften • Turnvereine • Hambacher Fest

  6. Liberalism and Democracy • Not the Same Thing • Traditions of Voting and Representation • Censorship

  7. Romanticism • Biedermeier – The Culture of the Mittelstand • Romanticism and the Arts – Goethe, Caspar David Friedrich, Felix Mendelssohn • Romanticism and the Common People – Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl

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