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The logic of no alternative?: Political scientists, historians and the politics of Labour's past

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posted on 2023-06-07, 22:48 authored by Tim Bale
This paper critiques the largely incommensurate approaches taken both by historians and political scientists to the governmental past of the British Labour Party. It argues that revisionist historians, in flight from the traditional left critique of parliamentary socialism, are in danger of damaging their capacity to produce general explanations, while political scientists (who specialise in the latter) have tended to preserve an outdated version of Labour's past that supports their greater interest in its present and future. Both approaches dovetail with the political strategy of the Party's current leadership, but do little to contribute to what could be a profitable breaking-down of the barriers between the two disciplines in this area.

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  • Published

Journal

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

ISSN

1369-1481

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Issue

2

Volume

1

Page range

192-204

Pages

17.0

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  • Politics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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