The Netherlands, 1933
liberal politician
Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein is a former politician. He studied mathematics, philosophy, Greek, economics and law. After a career in the corporate world, he entered into politics in 1978 by joining the liberal party VVD in the Dutch House of Commons. He was State Secretary of Economic Affairs, Defense Minister and led the VVD fraction from 1990 to 1998. Bolkestein then went on to become European Commissioner for the Internal Market. He has been Extraordinary Professor of the Intellectual Foundation of Political Developments at the universities of Leiden and Delft since 2004. Among his publications is The Limits of Europe (2004).
Published in
Journal Nexus
2014
Nexus 67
School der beschaving
Journal Nexus
2014
Nexus 67
School der beschaving
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 44
Massademocratie
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 44
Massademocratie
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 40
Europa realiseren
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 40
Europa realiseren
Speaker at
Symposium
Nexus Symposium
Je suis Européen!
6 June 2015
14.00 - 17.00
DeLaMar Theater Amsterdam
Symposium
Nexus Symposium
The Return of the Ghosts
11 November 2010
13.30 - 17.45
Auditorium Tilburg University
Conference
Part I. Mass Democracy on Trial
What Is a Good Society?
13 November 2005
09.45 - 21.30
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Conference
Arts and Education
Living European Values
23 October 2004
09.00 - 17.00
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlijn