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'''Nova Civitas''' was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[think tank]] based on the [[principle]]s of [[liberalism|classic liberalism]] in combination with [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[conservatism]]. Nova Civitas claimed at its founding to be completely independent, although it was recognized and supported by the [[Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Flemish Liberal Party]] (VLD). The Founding Chairman of Nova Civitas, [[Boudewijn Bouckaert]], was a long-time board member of the VLD.
'''Nova Civitas''' was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[think tank]] based on the [[principle]]s of [[liberalism|classic liberalism]] in combination with [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[conservatism]]. Nova Civitas claimed at its founding to be completely independent, although it was recognized and supported by the [[Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|Flemish Liberal Party]] (VLD). The Founding Chairman of Nova Civitas, [[Boudewijn Bouckaert]], was a long-time board member of the VLD.


According to their website, the basic principles of Nova Civitas were : {{Cquote|
{{Cquote|According to their website, the basic principles of Nova Civitas were:
*that freedom is linked to responsibility;
* that freedom is linked to responsibility;
*that the family must be revalorized as a cornerstone of a free society;
* that the family must be revalorized as a cornerstone of a free society;
*that the economy should be de-feodalized, and the free entrepreneurship should be protected;
* that the economy should be de-feodalized, and the free entrepreneurship should be protected;
*that the rule of law must be upheld.|30px|30px|Nova Civitas website}}
* that the rule of law must be upheld.|30px|30px|Nova Civitas website}}


Nova Civitas was founded in 1992 in the tradition of the Belgian 1980s [[Ludwig Von Mises Institute]] as a new [[Club (organization)|political club]] to support the rebirth of a strong liberal movement in [[Belgium]] dominated by the VLD in Flanders and the [[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]] in [[Wallonia]]. Nova Civitas was headquartered in [[Ghent]]. In 2004, a new regional committee was created in [[Antwerp]], followed in 2006 by one in [[Brussels]].
Nova Civitas was founded in 1992, in the tradition of the Belgian 1980s, [[Ludwig Von Mises Institute]] as a new [[Club (organization)|political club]] to support the rebirth of a strong liberal movement in [[Belgium]] dominated by the VLD in Flanders and the [[Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium)|Liberal Reformist Party]] in [[Wallonia]]. Nova Civitas was headquartered in [[Ghent]]. In 2004, a new regional committee was created in [[Antwerp]], followed in 2006 by one in [[Brussels]].


Nova Civitas opposed the "socialist welfare state" and advocated further transfers of competences from the federal to the regional levels. Nova Civitas also proposed a regrouping of political forces into what would have become a de facto two-party system, with a big centre-right/right-wing political party alliance in Flanders, including VLD, [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams]], [[New Flemish Alliance]] and [[Vlaams Belang]]. At the time, this stirred controversy and several Nova Civitas members were rebuked by the VLD. [[Belgian Senate|Senator]]s [[Hugo Coveliers]] and [[Jean-Marie Dedecker]] were even forced to leave the party in the ensuing turmoil.
Nova Civitas opposed the "socialist welfare state" and advocated further transfers of competences from the federal to the regional levels. Nova Civitas also proposed a regrouping of political forces into what would have become a de facto two-party system, with a big centre-right/right-wing political party alliance in Flanders,<ref>{{cite book|title=Op het kruispunt van de politiek: links en rechts in Vlaanderen|first1=Carl|last1=Devos|first2=Hilde|last2=Van Liefferinge|first3=Dries|last3=Verlet|year=2006|isbn=9789038209920|publisher=[[Academia Press]]|language=nl|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z40ADvyx_ZUC}}</ref> including VLD, [[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams]], [[New Flemish Alliance]] and [[Vlaams Belang]]. At the time, this stirred controversy and several Nova Civitas members were rebuked by the VLD. [[Belgian Senate|Senator]]s [[Hugo Coveliers]] and [[Jean-Marie Dedecker]] were even forced to leave the party in the ensuing turmoil.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nova Civitas haalt zwaar uit naar VLD-top na afzetting Coveliers|agency=Belga|date=15 December 2003|url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/oid276010|newspaper=[[Het Belang van Limburg]]}}</ref>


In 2007, Nova Civitas member Jean-Marie Dedecker started his own political party, the eponymous [[List Dedecker]] (now: [[Libertarian, Direct, Democratic]]) and established a new think tank, Cassandra, to serve as the ideological laboratory for his party.
In 2007, Nova Civitas member Jean-Marie Dedecker started his own political party, the eponymous [[List Dedecker]] (now: [[Libertarian, Direct, Democratic]]) and established a new think tank, Cassandra, to serve as the ideological laboratory for his party.


From 2003 to 2009, Nova Civitas granted an annual award: Liberty Prize.<ref name=klimaatontkenners>{{cite magazine|magazine=Apache|url=https://www.apache.be/2019/05/22/klimaatontkenners-in-vlaanderen-het-netwerk-ontrafeld/|title=Klimaatontkenners in Vlaanderen: het netwerk ontrafeld|date=22 May 2019|first1=Tom|last1=Cochez|first2=Jan|last2=Walraven}}</ref>
From 2003 to 2009, Nova Civitas granted an annual award: Liberty Prize.<ref name=klimaatontkenners>{{cite magazine|magazine=Apache|url=https://www.apache.be/2019/05/22/klimaatontkenners-in-vlaanderen-het-netwerk-ontrafeld/|title=Klimaatontkenners in Vlaanderen: het netwerk ontrafeld|date=22 May 2019|first1=Tom|last1=Cochez|first2=Jan|last2=Walraven}}</ref>


In 2009, both Cassandra and Nova Civitas fell victim of internal disputes, and decided to disband themselves. A new classical liberal think tank was founded by the remnants: ''Libera!''. Libera grants the annual Prize for Liberty and ''Gouden Koekoeksei'' (golden cuckoo egg).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Apache|url=https://www.apache.be/nl/nvdr/2011/05/18/het-gouden-koekoeksei-van-theodore-dalrymple|title=Het gouden koekoeksei van Theodore Dalrymple|date=18 May 2011|first=Tom|last=Cochez}}</ref><ref name=klimaatontkenners/>
In 2009, both Cassandra and Nova Civitas fell victim of internal disputes, and decided to disband themselves. A new classical liberal think tank, [https://libera.be/english ''Libera!''], replaced Nova Civitas.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Boudewijn Bouckaert start nieuwe liberale denktank op|date=15 February 2010|magazine=Knack|url=https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/boudewijn-bouckaert-start-nieuwe-liberale-denktank-op/article-normal-105395.html|first=Ann|last=Peuteman}}</ref> Libera! grants the annual Prize for Liberty.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Apache|url=https://www.apache.be/nl/nvdr/2011/05/18/het-gouden-koekoeksei-van-theodore-dalrymple|title=Het gouden koekoeksei van Theodore Dalrymple|date=18 May 2011|first=Tom|last=Cochez}}</ref><ref name=klimaatontkenners/>


== Prize for Liberty ==
== Prize for Liberty ==
From 2003 tot 2009, Nova Civitas granted the annual Prize for Liberty. Each laureate was expected to provide a [[Gustave de Molinari]]-lecture. Since the 2009, the Liberty Prize was continued by Libera.
From 2003 to 2009, Nova Civitas granted the annual Prize for Liberty.<ref name=dedecker/> Each laureate was expected to provide a [[Gustave de Molinari]]-lecture. Since the 2009, the Liberty Prize was continued by Libera!.<ref name=dedecker/>
*2003: [[Luuk van Middelaar]], liberal philosopher and publicist<ref name=urbanus/>
* 2003: [[Luuk van Middelaar]], liberal philosopher and publicist<ref name=urbanus/>
*2004: [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]], Dutch parliament member for the VVD<ref name=urbanus/>
* 2004: [[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]], Dutch parliament member for the VVD<ref name=urbanus/>
*2005: [[Matthias Storme]], professor and liberal theorist<ref name=urbanus/>
* 2005: [[Matthias Storme]], professor and liberal theorist<ref name=urbanus/>
*2006: [[Alain Destexhe]], Belgian senator for MR<ref name=urbanus/>
* 2006: [[Alain Destexhe]], Belgian senator for MR<ref name=urbanus/>
*2007: [[Derk Jan Eppink]], liberal-conservative journalist<ref name=urbanus/>
* 2007: [[Derk Jan Eppink]], liberal-conservative journalist<ref name=urbanus/><ref name=dedecker/>
*2008: [[Urbanus]], comedian and entertainer<ref name=urbanus>{{cite newspaper|title=Urbanus krijgt Prijs van de Vrijheid van Nova civitas|date=16 December 2007|agency=[[Belga]]|quote=Eerdere laureaten waren de Nederlandse politieke filosoof Luuk Van Middelaar (2002), de Nederlandse politica Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2003), professor Matthias Storme (2004), Waals senator Alain Destexhe (2005) en columnist Derk-Jan Eppink (2006).</ref>
* 2008: [[Urbanus]], comedian and entertainer<ref name=urbanus>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|title=Urbanus krijgt Prijs van de Vrijheid van Nova civitas|date=16 December 2007|agency=[[Belga (news agency)|Belga]]|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf16122007_051}}</ref>
*2009: [[Mark Grammens]], conservative journalist
* 2009: [[Mark Grammens]], conservative journalist
Awards by Libera:
Awards by [https://libera.be/prijs-voor-de-vrijheid Libera!]:
*2010: [[Frits Bolkestein]], Dutch/European politician
* 2010: [[Frits Bolkestein]], Dutch/European politician<ref name=dedecker/>
*2011: [[Theodore Dalrymple]], conservative theorist
* 2011: [[Theodore Dalrymple]], conservative theorist<ref name=dedecker/>
*2012: [[Johan Van Overtveldt]], chief editor of Trends
* 2012: [[Johan Van Overtveldt]], chief editor of Trends<ref name=dedecker/>
*2013: [[Frank van Dun]], law philosopher
* 2013: [[Frank van Dun]], law philosopher
*2014: [[Peter De Keyzer]], chief economist [[BNP Paribas Fortis]]
* 2014: [[Peter De Keyzer]], chief economist [[BNP Paribas Fortis]]
* 2015: [[Jean-Marie Dedecker]], founder LDD<ref name=dedecker>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Het Nieuwsblad]]|title=Jean-Marie Dedecker krijgt Prijs voor de Vrijheid|agency=[[Belga (news agency)|Belga]]|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150618_01737184}}</ref>
*2015: [[Jean-Marie Dedecker]], founder LDD
*2016: [[Fernand Huts]], chairman Katoen Natie
* 2016: [[Fernand Huts]], chairman Katoen Natie
*2017: [[Hans Bourlon]] and [[Gert Verhulst]], founders of Studio 100
* 2017: [[Hans Bourlon]] and [[Gert Verhulst]], founders of Studio 100
*2018: [[Thierry Baudet]], founder of [[Forum voor Democratie]]
* 2018: [[Thierry Baudet]], founder of [[Forum voor Democratie]]
*2019: [[Marc De Vos]], founder of the Itinera Institute
* 2019: [[Marc De Vos]], founder of the Itinera Institute
*2020: [[De Strangers]], band from Antwerp
* 2020: [[De Strangers]], band from Antwerp
*2021: [[Lieven Annemans]], health economist<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/geluksprofessor-lieven-annemans-krijgt-prijs-voor-de-vrijheid/article-belga-1738541.html|title=Geluksprofessor Lieven Annemans krijgt Prijs voor de Vrijheid |first=|last=|magazine=[[Knack (magazine)|Knack]]|date=26 May 2021|access-date=1 June 2021 }}</ref>
* 2021: [[Lieven Annemans]], health economist<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/geluksprofessor-lieven-annemans-krijgt-prijs-voor-de-vrijheid/article-belga-1738541.html|title=Geluksprofessor Lieven Annemans krijgt Prijs voor de Vrijheid |first=|last=|magazine=[[Knack (magazine)|Knack]]|date=26 May 2021|access-date=1 June 2021|agency=[[Belga (news agency)|Belga]]}}</ref>
* 2022: [[Boudewijn Bouckaert]], law and economics professor, former President of Libera!

* 2023: [[Rik Torfs]], former rector of the [[KU Leuven]] ({{lang|nl|Katholieke Universiteit Leuven}})
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==References==
* 2024: [[Mia Doornaert]], journalist and columnist
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Liberaal Vlaams Verbond]]
* [[Liberaal Vlaams Verbond]]
* [[Liberales]]
* [[Liberales]]

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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Nova Civitas was a Flemish think tank based on the principles of classic liberalism in combination with Anglo-Saxon conservatism. Nova Civitas claimed at its founding to be completely independent, although it was recognized and supported by the Flemish Liberal Party (VLD). The Founding Chairman of Nova Civitas, Boudewijn Bouckaert, was a long-time board member of the VLD.

According to their website, the basic principles of Nova Civitas were:

  • that freedom is linked to responsibility;
  • that the family must be revalorized as a cornerstone of a free society;
  • that the economy should be de-feodalized, and the free entrepreneurship should be protected;
  • that the rule of law must be upheld.
    — Nova Civitas website

Nova Civitas was founded in 1992, in the tradition of the Belgian 1980s, Ludwig Von Mises Institute as a new political club to support the rebirth of a strong liberal movement in Belgium dominated by the VLD in Flanders and the Liberal Reformist Party in Wallonia. Nova Civitas was headquartered in Ghent. In 2004, a new regional committee was created in Antwerp, followed in 2006 by one in Brussels.

Nova Civitas opposed the "socialist welfare state" and advocated further transfers of competences from the federal to the regional levels. Nova Civitas also proposed a regrouping of political forces into what would have become a de facto two-party system, with a big centre-right/right-wing political party alliance in Flanders,[1] including VLD, Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, New Flemish Alliance and Vlaams Belang. At the time, this stirred controversy and several Nova Civitas members were rebuked by the VLD. Senators Hugo Coveliers and Jean-Marie Dedecker were even forced to leave the party in the ensuing turmoil.[2]

In 2007, Nova Civitas member Jean-Marie Dedecker started his own political party, the eponymous List Dedecker (now: Libertarian, Direct, Democratic) and established a new think tank, Cassandra, to serve as the ideological laboratory for his party.

From 2003 to 2009, Nova Civitas granted an annual award: Liberty Prize.[3]

In 2009, both Cassandra and Nova Civitas fell victim of internal disputes, and decided to disband themselves. A new classical liberal think tank, Libera!, replaced Nova Civitas.[4] Libera! grants the annual Prize for Liberty.[5][3]

Prize for Liberty

From 2003 to 2009, Nova Civitas granted the annual Prize for Liberty.[6] Each laureate was expected to provide a Gustave de Molinari-lecture. Since the 2009, the Liberty Prize was continued by Libera!.[6]

Awards by Libera!:

See also

References

  1. ^ Devos, Carl; Van Liefferinge, Hilde; Verlet, Dries (2006). Op het kruispunt van de politiek: links en rechts in Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Academia Press. ISBN 9789038209920.
  2. ^ "Nova Civitas haalt zwaar uit naar VLD-top na afzetting Coveliers". Het Belang van Limburg. Belga. 15 December 2003.
  3. ^ a b Cochez, Tom; Walraven, Jan (22 May 2019). "Klimaatontkenners in Vlaanderen: het netwerk ontrafeld". Apache.
  4. ^ Peuteman, Ann (15 February 2010). "Boudewijn Bouckaert start nieuwe liberale denktank op". Knack.
  5. ^ Cochez, Tom (18 May 2011). "Het gouden koekoeksei van Theodore Dalrymple". Apache.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Jean-Marie Dedecker krijgt Prijs voor de Vrijheid". Het Nieuwsblad. Belga.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Urbanus krijgt Prijs van de Vrijheid van Nova civitas". Het Nieuwsblad. Belga. 16 December 2007.
  8. ^ "Geluksprofessor Lieven Annemans krijgt Prijs voor de Vrijheid". Knack. Belga. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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