The Tocqueville Prize
An International Award for political literature
The Tocqueville Prize is awarded every two years to a person whose work is part of the intellectual legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville. It was created in 1979 by Alain Peyrefitte, a member of the Académie Française, former Minister Pierre Godefroy, Deputy of La Manche, and Count and Countess Guy d’Hérouville.
The new edition of the prize will be co-organized by the Institut de France and the Tocqueville Foundation in 2026.
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Henry Kissinger
American Diplomat
Henry Kissinger, born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923, in Fürth, Germany, is an American diplomat, political scientist, and geopolitical consultant. Born in Germany to a Jewish family, he emigrated to the United States in 1938 to escape Nazi persecution and became a naturalized citizen in 1943.
Philippe Raynaud
French Political Scientist
Philippe Raynaud, born December 6, 1952, is a French political scientist and professor of political philosophy. Author of about thirty books and numerous articles, he is considered one of the leading French specialists on liberalism
Zbigniew Brzeziński
American Political Scientist
Zbigniew Brzeziński, born March 28, 1928, in Warsaw and died May 26, 2017, in Falls Church, was an American political scientist of Polish origin. He served as National Security Advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
