Academy of Liberalism

The Academy of Liberalism is an independent Liberal think tank founded by the Estonian Reform Party in 2006. The Academy of Liberalism has a board of 12 persons, including ministers, parliament members and entrepreneurs. The purpose of the Academy is to promote a Liberal world view to oppose the emergence of socialist ideas in society. The Academy of Liberalism is focused on civic education and research projects to promote Liberalism in Estonia and EU neighbourhood countries.

Politics, Society

Estonian Education System 1990-2016: Reforms and Their Impact

BY Mihkel Lees AND Academy of Liberalism / August 11, 2016

There is a long history of schooling in Estonia, education is highly valued. As an IT-country, Estonia is working on better integration of IT into curricula. Our challenges are related to demographic changes, changes in school network and making teaching a more attractive profession.

Economy

Why Estonia Introduced a Bill on Ridesharing?

BY Kalle Palling AND Academy of Liberalism / May 2, 2016

Political leaders from across Europe have great things to say about Estonia’s leadership on digital technology. They applaud our e-voting and e-tax systems. They praise our widespread access to high-speed Internet. Estonia’s embrace of new technology is a model for Europe.

Politics

Actions for eGoverment Action Plan

BY Hannes Virkus AND Academy of Liberalism / February 2, 2016

The European Union has done a fine job creating opportunities for its citizens and their goods and services. However, trade has become more digitalised. The online environment offers more and more opportunities. In most cases, it saves time compared doing it in the real world.

Politics, Society

Estonian Political Parties Dominated by Women – But Not Yet Politics

BY Priit Kallakas AND Academy of Liberalism / January 18, 2016

Estonia leads the rankings of women percentage in party memberships with 54%. This means that women form the majority of the party memberships, but they are not influential enough to have an effect on parties’ policies, electoral lists formation and at the end also on election outcomes.

Economy, Politics

Turning Away From “The Road to Serfdom“: Re-Defence of Liberalism

BY Academy of Liberalism / May 21, 2015

European ideal is not – to my mind – “being the first“ at any costs. Europe does not need to conquer anybody – these times are over and the fundamentally colonialist subconscious idea of Lisbon Strategy has faded into our Medieval past.

Politics

What If Estonians Weren’t in the European Union?

BY Academy of Liberalism / February 17, 2015

Through economic and financial convergence, European business culture and practice become part of our everyday lives quickly and naturally. If this had not taken place, the corrupt bureaucracy and way of life still prevailing in our vicinity would probably dominate here as well.

Economy

E-residency as a New Opportunity to Develop Entrepreneurship

BY Academy of Liberalism / January 27, 2015

In the second half of the 1990s and the first years of this millennium, the secure information exchange system “X-TEE” developed in Estonia and an ID card enabling identification provided us with the possibility to offer Estonian undertakings e-services unique to the whole world: establishing companies online, submitting reports, tax returns and entry applications with legal meaning through online information systems.

Think Tank News

Report: Freedom and Free Market Economy

BY Academy of Liberalism / November 26, 2012

Seminar and a book launch organised by the Academy of Liberalism with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Estonian Reform Party.