Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter traces the events leading to the founding of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). On 4 August 1894, Sidney Webb came down for breakfast at Borough Farm near ...
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This chapter traces the events leading to the founding of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). On 4 August 1894, Sidney Webb came down for breakfast at Borough Farm near Godalming in Surrey where he met his wife Beatrice, Graham Wallas, and George Bernard Shaw. The three men had known each other for over ten years as fellow radicals and intellectual protagonists of reform, not least as members of the political club-cum-‘think-tank’ founded in 1883 under the name Fabian Society. That morning, Webb told his friends of a letter he received from a solicitor informing him that their mutual friend, Henry Hunt Hutchinson, had taken his own life. In his will Hutchison appointed Webb as one of his executors and stipulated that the major part of what turned out of be 20,000 pounds sterling be applied ‘at once gradually and at all events within ten years to the propaganda and other purposes of the Fabian Society, and its Socialism, and to advancing its projects in any way the executors deem advisable’. Webb proposed that the money be used to create a permanent institution, a London School of Economics and Political Science.Less
This chapter traces the events leading to the founding of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). On 4 August 1894, Sidney Webb came down for breakfast at Borough Farm near Godalming in Surrey where he met his wife Beatrice, Graham Wallas, and George Bernard Shaw. The three men had known each other for over ten years as fellow radicals and intellectual protagonists of reform, not least as members of the political club-cum-‘think-tank’ founded in 1883 under the name Fabian Society. That morning, Webb told his friends of a letter he received from a solicitor informing him that their mutual friend, Henry Hunt Hutchinson, had taken his own life. In his will Hutchison appointed Webb as one of his executors and stipulated that the major part of what turned out of be 20,000 pounds sterling be applied ‘at once gradually and at all events within ten years to the propaganda and other purposes of the Fabian Society, and its Socialism, and to advancing its projects in any way the executors deem advisable’. Webb proposed that the money be used to create a permanent institution, a London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
The London School of Economics and Political Science — the LSE — is one of the most famous academic institutions in the world. This history provides a lively account of the first century of a ...
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The London School of Economics and Political Science — the LSE — is one of the most famous academic institutions in the world. This history provides a lively account of the first century of a university that, from its beginnings has captured not only the minds of social scientists, but also the imagination of a wider public. It is the biography of an institution. The book places the School in the context of the drama of the 20th century and it does so through a mirror, the mirror of the social sciences. The book traces the story of the LSE from its ‘invention’ by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, George Bernard Shaw, and Graham Wallas at a breakfast in August 1894, through its foundation in 1895, the travails of its early years, the triumphs of the Beveridge years between the wars, the great expansion of the post-war period, and the changing moods of the succeeding decades, including the ‘troubles’ of 1968. The individuals and the events of the LSE's century of existence have been memorable, yet the School has always been more than the sum of its parts. Its base was London, and its home the world.Less
The London School of Economics and Political Science — the LSE — is one of the most famous academic institutions in the world. This history provides a lively account of the first century of a university that, from its beginnings has captured not only the minds of social scientists, but also the imagination of a wider public. It is the biography of an institution. The book places the School in the context of the drama of the 20th century and it does so through a mirror, the mirror of the social sciences. The book traces the story of the LSE from its ‘invention’ by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, George Bernard Shaw, and Graham Wallas at a breakfast in August 1894, through its foundation in 1895, the travails of its early years, the triumphs of the Beveridge years between the wars, the great expansion of the post-war period, and the changing moods of the succeeding decades, including the ‘troubles’ of 1968. The individuals and the events of the LSE's century of existence have been memorable, yet the School has always been more than the sum of its parts. Its base was London, and its home the world.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter discusses the development of social science education at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). It details the establishment ...
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This chapter discusses the development of social science education at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). It details the establishment of the Department of Social Science and Administration in 1912 and how the unfolding of social sciences is bound up with the history of LSE. It also describes how at LSE the great men and women were the teachers, who were both models of public speaking and caring mentors to their students.Less
This chapter discusses the development of social science education at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). It details the establishment of the Department of Social Science and Administration in 1912 and how the unfolding of social sciences is bound up with the history of LSE. It also describes how at LSE the great men and women were the teachers, who were both models of public speaking and caring mentors to their students.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter details the early years of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Topics discussed include the appointment of Halford Mackinder as Director of LSE, the establishment ...
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This chapter details the early years of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Topics discussed include the appointment of Halford Mackinder as Director of LSE, the establishment of the Coefficients Club, Mackinder's contributions to ‘geopolitics’, and the LSE's academic development.Less
This chapter details the early years of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Topics discussed include the appointment of Halford Mackinder as Director of LSE, the establishment of the Coefficients Club, Mackinder's contributions to ‘geopolitics’, and the LSE's academic development.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter discusses the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). Specifically, it focuses on the accomplishments of Sir William Beveridge as ...
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This chapter discusses the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). Specifically, it focuses on the accomplishments of Sir William Beveridge as Director of LSE including the offering of the commerce degree and creation of a coat of arms and motto for the school. Beveridge also tried hard to increase the involvement of both teachers and Governors in the running of the school. He activated the largely dormant Professional Council and gave it a Standing or Office Committee. Three members of the Professional Council were given seats at the Court of Governors. Thus, the structure of governance began to emerge.Less
This chapter discusses the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) during the Beveridge Years (1919–1937). Specifically, it focuses on the accomplishments of Sir William Beveridge as Director of LSE including the offering of the commerce degree and creation of a coat of arms and motto for the school. Beveridge also tried hard to increase the involvement of both teachers and Governors in the running of the school. He activated the largely dormant Professional Council and gave it a Standing or Office Committee. Three members of the Professional Council were given seats at the Court of Governors. Thus, the structure of governance began to emerge.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter discusses how the political climate of the 1930s affected the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The 1930s (and 1940s) were one of those deeply unhappy periods of ...
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This chapter discusses how the political climate of the 1930s affected the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The 1930s (and 1940s) were one of those deeply unhappy periods of history in which politics encroached on individual lives and institutions virtually all the time. Gone were the days in which, apart from occasional forays by individuals into parliamentary politics, the School could concentrate its energies on developing the social sciences and teaching them to students who were prepared to learn about the causes of things before they went out to transform them. Now, even those who refused to by drawn in had taken a stance.Less
This chapter discusses how the political climate of the 1930s affected the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The 1930s (and 1940s) were one of those deeply unhappy periods of history in which politics encroached on individual lives and institutions virtually all the time. Gone were the days in which, apart from occasional forays by individuals into parliamentary politics, the School could concentrate its energies on developing the social sciences and teaching them to students who were prepared to learn about the causes of things before they went out to transform them. Now, even those who refused to by drawn in had taken a stance.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter focuses on the changes affecting the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) between 1937–1995. By the departure of William Beveridge in 1937, the work of creation and ...
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This chapter focuses on the changes affecting the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) between 1937–1995. By the departure of William Beveridge in 1937, the work of creation and establishment had been done. From now on, LSE would be faced with different challenges originating partly in the vagaries of the times, and partly in persistent pressures for growth. The decades following Beveridge's resignation were full of incident — the wartime evacuation of Cambridge, the two waves of post-war university expansion, and from the 1970s an environment increasingly hostile to higher education in general and the social sciences in particular. In Alexander Carr-Saunders, the School found a safe pair of hands to direct it through the transition from its heroic age to normality, and more particularly through the upheavals of the war and reconstruction. His character helped bring about the steadying influence that he exerted on the troubled institution he had inherited, and which was much needed in the turbulent times that would soon engulf it.Less
This chapter focuses on the changes affecting the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) between 1937–1995. By the departure of William Beveridge in 1937, the work of creation and establishment had been done. From now on, LSE would be faced with different challenges originating partly in the vagaries of the times, and partly in persistent pressures for growth. The decades following Beveridge's resignation were full of incident — the wartime evacuation of Cambridge, the two waves of post-war university expansion, and from the 1970s an environment increasingly hostile to higher education in general and the social sciences in particular. In Alexander Carr-Saunders, the School found a safe pair of hands to direct it through the transition from its heroic age to normality, and more particularly through the upheavals of the war and reconstruction. His character helped bring about the steadying influence that he exerted on the troubled institution he had inherited, and which was much needed in the turbulent times that would soon engulf it.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter begins with a discussion of the decade of Sir Sydney Caine's directorship of LSE from 1957 to 1967 that were, at least until the mid-1960s, uneventful. It then considers LSE's ...
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This chapter begins with a discussion of the decade of Sir Sydney Caine's directorship of LSE from 1957 to 1967 that were, at least until the mid-1960s, uneventful. It then considers LSE's internationalism as evidenced by the curricula vitae of its Directors as well as the origins of its students. It examines the influence of the LSE on the world that emerged after the Second World War.Less
This chapter begins with a discussion of the decade of Sir Sydney Caine's directorship of LSE from 1957 to 1967 that were, at least until the mid-1960s, uneventful. It then considers LSE's internationalism as evidenced by the curricula vitae of its Directors as well as the origins of its students. It examines the influence of the LSE on the world that emerged after the Second World War.
Ralf Dahrendorf
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202400
- eISBN:
- 9780191675331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202400.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter focuses on the changes at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from the 1970s onwards. It argues that the LSE has become a precious asset for London, for Britain, ...
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This chapter focuses on the changes at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from the 1970s onwards. It argues that the LSE has become a precious asset for London, for Britain, for the social sciences, and for a world in need of change. LSE made a difference to the lives of those who studied, taught, and worked there, and made a difference to the world at large.Less
This chapter focuses on the changes at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from the 1970s onwards. It argues that the LSE has become a precious asset for London, for Britain, for the social sciences, and for a world in need of change. LSE made a difference to the lives of those who studied, taught, and worked there, and made a difference to the world at large.
Robert Adcock
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199333622
- eISBN:
- 9780199370146
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199333622.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter examines the growth of universities and developments within the nascent domain of political science in the post-Civil War decades. It contrasts the ways in which Andrew D. White and ...
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This chapter examines the growth of universities and developments within the nascent domain of political science in the post-Civil War decades. It contrasts the ways in which Andrew D. White and William Graham Sumner each departed from a shared starting point in Lieber’s conception of “political science,” and relates these to alternative understandings of political science at the Columbia School of Political Science, opened in 1880. The second half of the chapter focuses on White’s and Sumner’s views in political economy. It follows how moderate and uncompromising variants of classical liberal political economy were articulated in discussions of free trade and laissez-faire in the 1860s and 1870s, and closes by spotlighting abrupt shifts on both sides of this divide in the early 1880s.Less
This chapter examines the growth of universities and developments within the nascent domain of political science in the post-Civil War decades. It contrasts the ways in which Andrew D. White and William Graham Sumner each departed from a shared starting point in Lieber’s conception of “political science,” and relates these to alternative understandings of political science at the Columbia School of Political Science, opened in 1880. The second half of the chapter focuses on White’s and Sumner’s views in political economy. It follows how moderate and uncompromising variants of classical liberal political economy were articulated in discussions of free trade and laissez-faire in the 1860s and 1870s, and closes by spotlighting abrupt shifts on both sides of this divide in the early 1880s.
