| FEL-267540-20 | Research Programs: Fellowships | Aurelian Craiutu | Moderation and the Rise of Democracy in France, 1830-1900 | 8/1/2021 - 7/31/2022 | $60,000.00 | Aurelian | | Craiutu | | | | Trustees of Indiana University | Bloomington | IN | 47405-7000 | USA | 2019 | Political Theory | Fellowships | Research Programs | 60000 | 0 | 60000 | 0 |
Building upon the conceptual framework outlined in my previous book A Virtue for Courageous Minds: Moderation in French Political Thought, 1748-1830 (Princeton, 2012), this new interdisciplinary project fills a significant gap in the existing literature on French 19tth-century political thought. It explores how post-revolutionary thinkers (A. de Tocqueville, V. Cousin, F. Guizot, C. de Rémusat, liberal Catholics, É. Laboulaye, and J. Ferry) used the legacy of the French Revolution to build new representative institutions and promote key reforms, most notably in the field of education. The project also addresses several important contemporary concerns. I argue that far from being of mere historical interest, moderation is particularly relevant in an eclectic age such as ours, because it can also serve as a powerful normative stance in the fight against new forms of political extremism and religious fundamentalism. |