Still the stranger at the feast?: ideology and the study of twentieth century British politics

Blackburn, Dean

Abstract

This article explores the way in which scholars of twentieth-century British politics have engaged with the concept of ideology. It begins by revisiting Michael Freeden’s seminal intervention on the subject before going on to assess the way in which recent work has challenged, and indeed preserved, older assumptions about the nature and function of political ideas. In doing so, it pursues two objectives: it seeks to demonstrate the consequences of regarding ideas as a significant feature of twentieth-century politics, and it attempts to encourage a more vibrant dialogue between historians and other disciplines that are contributing to the field of ideology studies.

Citation

Blackburn, D. (2017). Still the stranger at the feast?: ideology and the study of twentieth century British politics. Journal of Political Ideologies, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/13569317.2017.1298549

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2017
• Publication Date: Mar 29, 2017
• Deposit Date: Mar 31, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 30, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Political Ideologies
• Print ISSN: 1356-9317
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-9613
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13569317.2017.1298549
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/852575
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13569317.2017.1298549
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Political Ideologies on 29 March 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13569317.2017.1298549