The Tocqueville Prize

This international prize for political literature is awarded every two years most of the time at Château de Tocqueville to a person whose work is in line with the vision and values defended by 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 first recipient of the award was Raymond Aron and the last Henry Kissinger.

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WHAT IT IS ?

The international jury awarding the Prize has been chaired for years by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The new chair is former French Prime Minister Alain Juppé.py

The Tocqueville Prize identifies and rewards major political essays which contribute to stimulating the public debate about international affairs, particularly concerning the transatlantic relationship, and how they need to be handled between democracies on a multilateral basis has always been, and certainly remains in our troubled times, not only useful but necessary. The Foundation is involved in the Prize through the Association for the Alexis de Tocqueville Prize which funds and organizes it, chaired by Stéphanie de Tocqueville.

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Tocqueville Prize Laureates

2018.

Henry Kissinger

Diplomate américain

Henry Kissinger, né Heinz Alfred Kissinger le 27 mai 1923 à Fürth en Allemagne, est un diplomate américain, politologue et consultant en géopolitique. Allemand de naissance, de confession juive, il émigre aux États-Unis en 1938 pour fuir les persécutions nazies et est naturalisé en 1943.

2014.

Philippe Raynaud

politologue français

Philippe Raynaud, né le 6 décembre 1952, est un politologue français, professeur des universités en philosophie politique. Auteur d’une trentaine de livres et de très nombreux articles, il est considéré comme un des spécialistes français du libéralisme.

2010.

Zbigniew Brzeziński

Politologue américain

Zbigniew Brzeziński, né le 28 mars 1928 à Varsovie et mort le 26 mai 2017 à Falls Church, est un politologue américain d’origine polonaise. Il a été conseiller à la sécurité nationale du président des États-Unis Jimmy Carter, de 1977 à 1981

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The Tocqueville Foundation hosts three major projects each year, focusing on the intellectual legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville, the defence of democracy and civil society. Find here our latest events.

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Standing Up For Democracy

The Tocqueville Conversations

The Prince's Roundtable on Philanthropy and Prince's Prize

The Tocqueville Challenge