Madeleine Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3999385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madeleine Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madeleine |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-4837-269X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Introduction
Progressive populism
Among the Ordinary People
The British New Left's lack of influence in working-class and labour movement politics is often adduced as evidence of political weakness and contrasted unfavourably with its evident strength in matters of ideas and theory. Yet the substance of New Left efforts to reach or create a social base for its ideas has rarely been examined. Focusing on the period between 1956 and 1968, this essay demonstrates that New Left involvement in working-class po…
Overview
Edward Thompson's Ethics and Activism 1956-1963
As well as a work of history, E. P. Thompson's The Making of the English Class (London: Gollancz, 1963) was written as a strategic intervention in wider political debates of the late 1950s about working class consciousness, identity, agency and organisation, and as a sustained expression and application of 'socialist humanism' to historical subjects. This essay situates the book within these debates, moving between The Making and Thompson's writi…
Reappraising British socialist humanism
This article reappraises the theoretical and political significance of the socialist humanism developed within the early British New Left between 1956 and 1962. Over-identified with the thought of E.P. Thompson, and too-readily assimilated to a polarizing narrative of theoretical development in British historiography, which pitted humanism and 'culturalism' against Althusserian structuralism, the complexity and diversity of socialist humanist tho…
Externalised Justice and Democratisation
The attempt to try Pinochet in Spain exemplified and publicised a trend to use ‘externalised justice’ to tackle impunity for human rights crimes. It also demonstrated the possibilities and limitations of externalised justice initiatives, in terms of securing democracy at the national level, and of advancing accountability for serious crimes under international law. In Chile, Argentina and Spain the Pinochet affair served to restart stalled impuls…
The Marxism of the British New Left
This article traces the development of the New Left's engagement with Marxist influences as a contribution to understanding the wider development of British political thought. It argues that the New Left 'naturalised' Marxism within the British intellectual culture to make a lasting impact in diverse fields, notably historiography, cultural critique and political analysis of the state. Understanding the dynamic of this process, however, requires …
The Indictment of Pinochet
This article assesses the significance for Chile of the effort, begun in Spain and continued in Chile, to prosecute former dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes. It argues that the arrest and its aftermath proved an important catalyst for change in the political and judicial spheres, accelerating and deepening developments already underway that have had the effect of marginalizing the figure of Pinochet and his political legacy. It co…
The Indictment of Pinochet
This article assesses the significance for Chile of the effort, begun in Spain and continued in Chile, to prosecute former dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes. It argues that the arrest and its aftermath proved an important catalyst for change in the political and judicial spheres, accelerating and deepening developments already underway that have had the effect of marginalizing the figure of Pinochet and his political legacy. It co…
Reappraising British socialist humanism
This article reappraises the theoretical and political significance of the socialist humanism developed within the early British New Left between 1956 and 1962. Over-identified with the thought of E.P. Thompson, and too-readily assimilated to a polarizing narrative of theoretical development in British historiography, which pitted humanism and 'culturalism' against Althusserian structuralism, the complexity and diversity of socialist humanist tho…
Among the Ordinary People
The British New Left's lack of influence in working-class and labour movement politics is often adduced as evidence of political weakness and contrasted unfavourably with its evident strength in matters of ideas and theory. Yet the substance of New Left efforts to reach or create a social base for its ideas has rarely been examined. Focusing on the period between 1956 and 1968, this essay demonstrates that New Left involvement in working-class po…
The Marxism of the British New Left
This article traces the development of the New Left's engagement with Marxist influences as a contribution to understanding the wider development of British political thought. It argues that the New Left 'naturalised' Marxism within the British intellectual culture to make a lasting impact in diverse fields, notably historiography, cultural critique and political analysis of the state. Understanding the dynamic of this process, however, requires …
Edward Thompson's Ethics and Activism 1956-1963
As well as a work of history, E. P. Thompson's The Making of the English Class (London: Gollancz, 1963) was written as a strategic intervention in wider political debates of the late 1950s about working class consciousness, identity, agency and organisation, and as a sustained expression and application of 'socialist humanism' to historical subjects. This essay situates the book within these debates, moving between The Making and Thompson's writi…
Externalised Justice and Democratisation
The attempt to try Pinochet in Spain exemplified and publicised a trend to use ‘externalised justice’ to tackle impunity for human rights crimes. It also demonstrated the possibilities and limitations of externalised justice initiatives, in terms of securing democracy at the national level, and of advancing accountability for serious crimes under international law. In Chile, Argentina and Spain the Pinochet affair served to restart stalled impuls…
The Indictment of Pinochet
This article assesses the significance for Chile of the effort, begun in Spain and continued in Chile, to prosecute former dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes. It argues that the arrest and its aftermath proved an important catalyst for change in the political and judicial spheres, accelerating and deepening developments already underway that have had the effect of marginalizing the figure of Pinochet and his political legacy. It co…
The Indictment of Pinochet
This article assesses the significance for Chile of the effort, begun in Spain and continued in Chile, to prosecute former dictator Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes. It argues that the arrest and its aftermath proved an important catalyst for change in the political and judicial spheres, accelerating and deepening developments already underway that have had the effect of marginalizing the figure of Pinochet and his political legacy. It co…
Externalised Justice and Democratisation
The attempt to try Pinochet in Spain exemplified and publicised a trend to use ‘externalised justice’ to tackle impunity for human rights crimes. It also demonstrated the possibilities and limitations of externalised justice initiatives, in terms of securing democracy at the national level, and of advancing accountability for serious crimes under international law. In Chile, Argentina and Spain the Pinochet affair served to restart stalled impuls…
The Marxism of the British New Left
This article traces the development of the New Left's engagement with Marxist influences as a contribution to understanding the wider development of British political thought. It argues that the New Left 'naturalised' Marxism within the British intellectual culture to make a lasting impact in diverse fields, notably historiography, cultural critique and political analysis of the state. Understanding the dynamic of this process, however, requires …
Reappraising British socialist humanism
This article reappraises the theoretical and political significance of the socialist humanism developed within the early British New Left between 1956 and 1962. Over-identified with the thought of E.P. Thompson, and too-readily assimilated to a polarizing narrative of theoretical development in British historiography, which pitted humanism and 'culturalism' against Althusserian structuralism, the complexity and diversity of socialist humanist tho…
Overview
Edward Thompson's Ethics and Activism 1956-1963
As well as a work of history, E. P. Thompson's The Making of the English Class (London: Gollancz, 1963) was written as a strategic intervention in wider political debates of the late 1950s about working class consciousness, identity, agency and organisation, and as a sustained expression and application of 'socialist humanism' to historical subjects. This essay situates the book within these debates, moving between The Making and Thompson's writi…
Among the Ordinary People
The British New Left's lack of influence in working-class and labour movement politics is often adduced as evidence of political weakness and contrasted unfavourably with its evident strength in matters of ideas and theory. Yet the substance of New Left efforts to reach or create a social base for its ideas has rarely been examined. Focusing on the period between 1956 and 1968, this essay demonstrates that New Left involvement in working-class po…
Progressive populism
Introduction
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political and Economic history of UK and US (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · French Historical and Cultural Studies (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Communism, Protests, Social Movements (2 works) · Democracy (2 works)