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Liberty Seminars is a project organized in September 2009 by the Slovenian classical-liberal think-tank Libertarni Klub in the Bohinj Valley of Triglav National Park in north-western Slovenia. The project consists of two distinct seminars on political and economic issues discussed from a classical-liberal perspective. The first edition of the project, named Liberty Camp 2008, was organized between 14th and 22nd of September, 2008 in the same area.

Liberty Camp
This is the first week-long seminar to be held between September 16-22, 2009 at Hostel pod Voglom on the shores of Lake Bohinj. It will focus on exploring the historical, philosophical and economic foundations of a free society through lectures, small group discussions, movie screenings, debates and presentations. The purpose of the seminar is to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges facing Europe today. It will explore and discuss a range of issues including:

- the origins, meaning and theories of civil and economic rights - the rule of law and property rights in a free society - government’s powers and its limitations - theories of justice - the nature of a liberal democracy - ways of strengthening civil society

This seminar is especially designed for college students or recent graduates from the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe who are interested in the proper workings of a free society.

Freedom and Transition
Freedom and Transition is the second week-long seminar to be held between September 21-27, 2009, at Hotel Jezero on the edge of Lake Bohinj. This seminar will be focused on the advanced study of liberty in European transition countries. Debates and lectures will go beyond the basic principles of classical liberal thought, while examining the breadth and depth of two decades of economic and political developments in post-socialist Central and Eastern Europe. The range of transition issues will include:

- economic and political institutions - informal rules, the rule of law, and economic growth - governance and corruption - public sector transparency - public choice theory - markets and morality - crony capitalism - failed vs. successful privatization

This seminar is specifically designed for graduate students, junior scholars, young professionals and advanced undergraduate students from the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe who are well versed in the principles of the free society and interested in advancing the ideas of liberty more effectively across the region.

Faculty of both seminars
For 2009 the faculty will include:

- Svetozar Pejović, Texas A&M University, USA - Andrei Illarionov, Cato Institute, USA - Miroslav Prokopijević, University of Beograd, Serbia - Rado Pezdir, University of Maribor, Slovenia - Janez Šušteršič, University of Primorska, Slovenia - Ljubo Sirc, Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies, UK - Bernard Brščič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia - Tanja Štumberger, Cato Institute, USA - Philip Hanson, Chatham House, UK - Aleksandar Novaković, Katalaksija, Serbia - John H. Moore, Grove City College, USA - Stanislav Kovač, Finance, Slovenia - Matej Kovač, Enterprise Institute, Slovenia - Ivan Janković, Katalaksija, Serbia - Primož Kocuvan, Finance, Slovenia

Location
The Liberty Seminars will take place in one of Central Europe’s most beautiful regions, the glacial valley of Bohinj, which is located in the southern part of Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Bohinj is the most popular glacial valley of the Julian Alps, located in the southern part of Triglav National Park. The park is considered a wonderful example of Slovenia’s natural and cultural heritage. It is also one of the oldest national parks in Europe and the only national park in Slovenia. It was founded as long ago as 1906 and originally comprised the area of the Triglav lakes. In 1981 the park was enlarged and now covers an area of 83,807 hectares, including the Slovene Julian Alps almost entirely. The highest point of the park, and also in the country, is the peak of Mt. Triglav (2864m), from which the park takes its name. The lowest point can be found in the Tolminka gorges (180m).