LSE Library: a history of the collections

Blackwell, 1996

Hotbed of socialism, spiritual hoe for a particular brand of right-wing economists, platform for divers philosphers from Laski to Oakeshott (and beyond), breeding ground for all sociologists, stepping-off place for collectivist lawyers, 'the School' had everything. Dahrendorf does it proud, thoroughly, entertainingly and perceptively.

2016

LSE’s Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science, opened in November 1896. In the first of a series of posts celebrating LSE Library’s 120th anniversary in 2016, Graham Camfield explores the founding of the Library and its changing face through the years.

2021

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...

Interlending & Document Supply, 2005

Purpose -To provide an overview of, the relationship between the British Library and higher education libraries in the 1990s, with particular relation to document supply. It also goes on to explore current developments in scholarly communication. Design/methodology/approach -The author played a role in several of the events described and uses the available literature to enlarge on a personal view of that decade. Findings -The paper shows that the relationship was a strained one caused in part by a mismatch of resources, but is in any case dwarfed by the larger external forces and changing opportunities and technologies for scholarly communication. Originality/value -Provides a record of the period.

London School of Economics and Political Science, 2021

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.

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 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

Lahore Journal of Economics, 1997

In the post war world, numerous attempts at all levels-multinational, bilateral and domestic-have been made to foster growth and development in the low income world so that these countries can catch up with their richer brethren from the industrial countries. Why has growth not been faster? What can be done to make these countries achieve more balanced and sustainable growth? These are important questions of the day that are preoccupying all serious positive social science and development policymaking. To a large extent, many of the answers that are being derived relate to the failure of these countries to develop key institutions. Most practitioners and thinkers are now in agreement on this issue but remain perplexed at what is required to develop these institutions. The public sector's attempts at developing the institutions within its fold have not succeeded. The fostering of non-governmental institutions also remains fairly uneven in its results. Donor funding for institutional support too has had very limited results despite the extensive history of sectoral and institutional reform that has been supported by substantial financial and technical assistance and resources. One area that the practitioners and thinkers in the sphere of institution-building seem to be paying little attention to is the origins and development of more successful institutions in the world. Most of the institutions that command international respect are in the western industrial countries. These include the major universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Chicago, think tanks such as Brookings, Carnegie, Rand, court systems, stock exchanges and central banks etc. How were these established and how did they develop to the extent of gaining the respect of the society around them? What was their contribution to the society in which they were situated? These are important questions that may allow us to understand the difficulties with institution building in the low income countries. We examine the history of two major universities in the US to derive certain important implications for institution-building. Rockefeller, Harper and the University of Chicago The University of Chicago (U of C) offers us a wonderful opportunity to look at institutional development in modern times and at a rapid rate.

International Organisations Research Journal, 2010

* Based on Bayne (Nicolas Bayne. Staying together. G8 in the 21 st century. GGS. Ashgate 2005). ** Reported by John J. Kirton as Bayne's "preliminary grade". *** Based on Nicolas Bayne's methodology assessment by J. Kirton and M. Larionova. **** Based on Nicolas Bayne's methodology assessment by M. Larionova.