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Institute for Liberal Studies (Czech Republic)

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Source revisionSep 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ130633342 ↗
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The Institute for Liberal Studies (Czech: Institut Liberálních Studií) is a Czech public policy think tank based in Prague, which aims to promote the principles of classical liberalism. It is currently led by Martin Pánek. Previously known as the Liberal Institute, it was founded in its current form in July 2020 by Tomáš Pajonk, continuing the tradition of the defunct Liberal Institute founded in 1990. The institute publishes research promoting the ideas of classical liberalism as applied to the Czech and European political systems.

History

Liberal Institute

The F.A. Hayek Liberal Association was founded by Jiří Schwarz, Tomáš Ježek, and Miroslav Ševčík during the early stages of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. It was then registered on February 6, 1990, as the Liberal Institute. The institute has since been led by Miroslav Ševčík, Petr Koblovský, and Dominik Stroukal. Ševčík was deposed as director in 2013 and later expelled from the institute following controversy related to his tenure as dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He subsequently sued the institute to be reinstated.

During this period, six of the institute's fellows served as economic advisors to the Czech government.

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