Papers by Gordon Bannerman
Yale University Press eBooks, Jul 23, 2019
Yale University Press eBooks, Aug 13, 2019
Bretton Woods Agreements, 2019
London School of Economics and Political Science, Sep 17, 2021
You can visit the Ubiquity Press website to purchase Political Science at the LSE or download a f... more You can visit the Ubiquity Press website to purchase Political Science at the LSE or download a free, open access copy. Dr Gordon Bannerman has also provided an introduction to the book on LSE History blog. Q&A on Political Science at the LSE: A History of the Department of Government, from the Webbs to COVID. Ubiquity Press. 2021. Q: Why is 2021 such an apt time to reflect on the history of LSE Department of Government? Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey: In an ideal world, this history of the Department would have come out in 2020 to align with LSE's 125th anniversary. While other departments had told their histories, we had not yet done so. Hence, the motivation was quite simple in having the chance to 'tell our story' and be part of the celebratory atmosphere which the 125th anniversary promised the School.
Bretton Woods Agreements, 2019
In the edited collection Britain Votes 2015, editors Andrew Geddes and Jonathan Tonge present ess... more In the edited collection Britain Votes 2015, editors Andrew Geddes and Jonathan Tonge present essays analysing the main issues and outcomes of the 2015 UK General Election. Offering a concise and well-rounded account of an election often promoted in the media as one of the most unpredictable of recent times, this book is recommended reading for students of contemporary British politics, writes Gordon Bannerman
Today we are accustomed to hearing of defence contractors playing a vital non-combatant role in w... more Today we are accustomed to hearing of defence contractors playing a vital non-combatant role in warfare. While residual suspicions of fraud and corruption are often raised in areas where public service sits uneasily alongside private business interests, we now like to think that stricter regulation ensures greater transparency, accountability, and economy. It was not always thus. In the eighteenth century, contractors had a bad reputation for rapaciousness and profiteering. In fact, this association was far older. In Shakespeare’s Henry V, Pistol boasts “For I shall sutler [trader] be, Unto the camp, and profits will accrue”.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the International Working Men’s Association, this b... more To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the International Working Men’s Association, this book pulls together essays and resources useful to readers interested in the foundations of labour movement history as well as in the critique of capitalism. Gordon Bannerman praises Marcello Musto’s chapter for reviving the IWMA from relative obscurity.
Liam Fox, keen to negotiate trade deals outside the EU, has harked back to a golden age in which ... more Liam Fox, keen to negotiate trade deals outside the EU, has harked back to a golden age in which Britain was a ‘free trading nation’. But just how open was 19th-century Britain? Gordon Bannerman argues that the protectionist tradition was at least as strong as the impulse for free trade. Now, Britain no longer has an empire and it is difficult to compare the Victorian manufacturing-led economy with today’s services-led sector, where tariffs will be a major obstacle to trade with emerging economies. And although Tory protectionist instincts have faded, Fox faces a new challenge to free trade in the form of President Donald Trump.
2016 marks the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, the fiftieth anniversary of his most emphatic ... more 2016 marks the centenary of Harold Wilson’s birth, the fiftieth anniversary of his most emphatic election victory and forty years since his resignation as British Prime Minister. In this new volume, Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister? Reappraising Harold Wilson, editors Andrew S. Crines and Kevin Hickson bring together contributors to reflect on Wilson’s legacy within twentieth-century politics. This book offers a robust counter-narrative to existing appraisals of Wilson’s governments and his influence on British politics, writes Gordon Bannerman.
Political Science at the LSE: A History of the Department of Government, from the Webbs to COVID, 2021
A key element in the pedagogic outlook of Graham Wallas and the Webbs for the LSE was that academ... more A key element in the pedagogic outlook of Graham Wallas and the Webbs for the LSE was that academic study should have contemporary relevance and application. Sidney Webb and Wallas both had practical experience of education and local government, with Webb a member for Deptford of the London County Council (LCC) and acting as Chairman of its Technical Education Board (TEB). He had previously lectured in political economy at City of London College and the Working Men's College. Similarly, Wallas had long years of experience on the LCC and the London School Board. Both wished to extend educational opportunities, and to this end, along with the LSE's first Director, William Hewins, though separately, embraced the meritocratic aspects of the University Extension movement. 1 It has been credibly claimed that the founding of the LSE owed as much to the City of London as it did to the Fabian Society. Several strands came together to promote the notion of commercial education. In 1888, the London Chamber of Commerce instituted a scheme of commercial education. Meanwhile, the
Political Science at the LSE: A History of the Department of Government, from the Webbs to COVID, 2021
as an entity, did not officially exist until 1962-as is the case for all LSE departments. For cla... more as an entity, did not officially exist until 1962-as is the case for all LSE departments. For clarity in this work, mentions which refer to pre-1962 are designated with the lowercase 'department' , or with the term 'proto department' , while mentions to post-1962 are capitalised as 'Department'. This distinguishes the early collection of political scientists at the School from what later became the formal creation of the Department itself. It should be noted that histories of other LSE departments have not always drawn this clear distinction between their pre-and post-departmental incarnations (e.g. Bauer & Brighi 2003). impression, however, is that the LSE was always on the right, and that the Government Department was 'very strongly on the Right' when he joined. 33 Perhaps the Department was reflecting a wider zeitgeist of impending change. The formation of the Institute of Policy Studies in 1974 and the 'New Right' coalescing behind Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher were indicative of a new challenge to the consensus politics which had held sway in Britain since 1945. 34 Among those in the Department who embraced this type of neo-conservatism were Maurice Cranston and Bill and Shirley Letwin, with the latter influential in the Centre of Policy Studies. Indeed, Thatcherite conservatism touched at various points with the older, non-political conservatism of Oakeshott. The increasingly divisive politics of the 1970s was reflected in the life of the Department where there appeared to exist a Fabian left-wing group and a neo-monetarist Conservative group-though both were opposed to the leftwing student protests. Moving on from the student radicalism of the 1960s, there appeared to be more scope for channelling radicalism into more orthodox political forms, within political parties and pressure groups, rather than through direct action.
This monograph traces the emergence and evolution of the LSE Government Department from 1895 to 2... more This monograph traces the emergence and evolution of the LSE Government Department from 1895 to 2020, focusing on the personalities that guided the development of the Department, the social and political contexts the Department existed within, its research agenda and course structure, and the location of the Department in British politics. It also charts the evolution of the discipline of political science in Britain itself. The volume is divided chronologically into four chapters, each covering roughly similar time periods in the Departments’ history and focused on the events that shaped it: personalities, events, and location. Key themes are the development of political science in Britain, the impact of location on the LSE Government Department, the professionalisation of academia in Britain, and the microcosm the Department presents of British political life during each time period. The conflicts between progressive and conservative forces is a recurring theme which helps to link...
International Review of Scottish Studies, 2020
Review of Victoria Henshaw. Scotland and the British Army, 1700–1750: Defending the Union.
Women's History Review, 2019
o k-review-ted-grant-the-permanent-revo lutio nary/ Blo g Admin Book Review: Ted Grant: The Perma... more o k-review-ted-grant-the-permanent-revo lutio nary/ Blo g Admin Book Review: Ted Grant: The Permanent Revolutionary This work aims to cover the life and ideas of Ted Grant, one of the most well known figures in the international Marxist movement. Author Alan Woods aims to outlines Grant's important theoretical contribution to Marxism and provide insights into a subject that remains a closed book to most political analysts even now. Gordon Bannerman feels that the book fails to fully engage with its subject, but Woods' account does have some value in its often gritty portrayal of extra-parliamentary political movements.
In this book, Rosara Joseph studies the evolution of the war prerogative in England from 1600-201... more In this book, Rosara Joseph studies the evolution of the war prerogative in England from 1600-2012. The author traces the historical theory and practice of the war prerogative and proposes reform of the constitutional arrangements for its exercise. Meticulously-researched and written in a lively and engaging style, the book will interest scholars in international and constitutional law, political science, and modern history, writes Gordon Bannerman.
Encyclopedia of Modern Political Thought
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