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The first Libertarian Scholars Conference was held in 1972 under the aegis of the Center for Libertarian Studies, and held annually throughout the 1970s (except for 1973). These events featured papers by the founding fathers of modern libertarian scholarship, inlcuding Murray Rothbard, Leonard Liggio, Walter Block, Ralph Raico, Ron Hamowy, Roy Childs, and Walter Grinder.
The conference was originally conceived as a forum for scholars from different disciplines to meet and exchange ideas on the study of liberty. They succeeded admirably in stimulating scholarly research from a libertarian perspective and attracting many new scholars, young and old, to the scientific study of liberty.
The libertarian movement has grown tremendously since the early 1980s and so has the need for intellectual guidance from experts in the social sciences and humanities. With this in mind, the Mises Institute recently revived the Libertarian Scholars Conference.
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