Prix Alexis de Tocqueville
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The Prix Alexis de Tocqueville is an international prize for political literature. It is awarded every two years to a person who has demonstrated outstanding humanistic qualities and attachment to public liberties and seeks to perpetuate
Alexis de Tocqueville’s ideals.[1]
It was created in 1979 by Pierre Godefroy, mayor of the nearby town of
Académie Francaise
and politician.
The jury of this prestigious award is currently chaired by former French President
General Colin Powell and Mr. Zbigniew Brzezinski.[citation needed
]
The Association organizing the Prize is now headed by the Countess Stéphanie de Tocqueville. The Prize is awarded at the Chateau de Tocqueville.
Recipients
- 1979: Raymond Aron (France)
- 1980: David Riesman (USA)
- 1982: Alexander Zinoviev (USSR)
- 1984: Karl Popper (Austria)
- 1987: Louis Dumont (France)
- 1989: Octavio Paz (Mexico)
- 1990: Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Greece)
- 1991: François Furet (France)
- 1994: Leszek Kołakowski (Poland)
- 1997: Michel Crozier (France)
- 1999: Daniel Bell (USA)
- 2003: Pierre Hassner (France)
- 2006: Colin Powell (USA)
- 2008: Raymond Boudon (France)
- 2010: Zbigniew Brzezinski (USA)
- 2014: Philippe Raynaud (France)
- 2018: Henry Kissinger (USA)