Glenn Burgess
Biographic Data
| ID | 5202118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Glenn Burgess |
| GIVEN NAMES | Glenn |
| FAMILY NAME | Burgess |
| SIGNATURE | BURGESS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
George Orwell and the Spirit of Protest
This article examines George Orwell’s lifelong cultivation of what is termed the ‘spirit of protest’, a commitment to individual heterodoxy, truth‐telling, and resistance to political orthodoxy. Drawing on Orwell’s essays, fiction, diaries, and political activities, it traces his scepticism toward collective protest movements and his preference for dissent expressed through individual judgement and literary integrity. The discussion situates Orwe…
The Impact of Impact
This position paper argues for the introduction of a philosophy of research impact, as an invitation to think deeply about the implications of the impact agenda. It delves into the transformative influence of prioritising the end-product of the research journey over the entire knowledge production process. We argue that the prevalence of research impact assessment in Western research ecosystems has reshaped various facets of research, extending f…
The foreign presence in the early-industrial Haut-Rhin, 1820-22
n\t\t\t\t\tAn attempt to limit the rights of domiciled foreigners in the Alsatian department of the Haut-Rhin in 1821 provides an opportunity to examine the impact of immigration on early-industrial society and shifting perceptions of the place of foreigners in French society in a period often omitted from histories of immigration. New conceptions of belonging become evident, which demonstrate a turn away from local and subjective bonds to commun…
Bodin in the English Revolution
A significant number of European works were published in English translation during the 1640s and 1650s, but, with one exception, there was nothing of Jean Bodin to follow the 1606 Richard Knolles' translation of The Six Bookes of a Commonweale . The exception was the publication in 1648 of Sir Robert Filmer's The Necessity of the Absolute Power of All Kings : And in Particular of the Kings of England , a set of extracts from the Knolles' transla…
Commonwealth
The article explores ‘commonwealth’ both as a term and a conceptual field across the early modern period, with a particular focus on the Anglophone world. The shifts of usage of ‘commonwealth’ are explored, from a term used to describe the polity, to one used to describe a particular, republican form of polity, through to its eclipse in the eighteenth century by other terms such as ‘nation’ and ‘state’. But the article also investigates the varie…
A Matter of Context
The category 'radicalism' can be used in two ways. If we are looking at usage, what historians have generally used the term to mean, then it must be a phenomenon that is strongly situational and without a core content that can give it substantive identity; if we stipulate a definition that enables more precise attributions of identity, we run the risk of talking about our words more than the words of people in the past, because we open ourselves …
Neo-Historicism
Soldiers, Writers and Statesmen of the English Revolution
This collection of essays examines the struggles of the people of England with the collapse of civilization as they knew it. As the country fell into civil war and near anarchy, the people sought out in word and action how to preserve what could still be preserved or to create new political, religious and social certainties. The authors discuss individuals or groups who were soldiers, writers or statesmen of the Civil Wars or the Interregnum, peo…
Origins of Legislative Sovereignty and the Legislative State
Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden. 1610-1635
Journal Article Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635 Get access Christianson Paul, Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. xiii, 451pp. Glenn Burgess Glenn Burgess University of Hull Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Is…
Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610-1635
Journal Article Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635 Get access Christianson Paul, Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. xiii, 451pp. Glenn Burgess Glenn Burgess University of Hull Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Is…
On Hobbesian Resistance Theory
As many have observed, Hobbes's political theory contained elements of an inchoate resistance theory. The present article identifies those elements, and considers their significance for the general interpretation of Hobbes's thought. It is suggested that Hobbes's resistance theory provides evidence of his belief that the artificial commonwealth was built upon foundations of natural morality. If the sovereign ruler of any commonwealth infringed na…
Leviathan
The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered
THE State of MONARCHIE is the supremest thing upon earth: For Kings are not onely GODS Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon GODS throne, but even by GOD himselfe they are called Gods.' 1 James I delivered these famous words to his Lords and Commons at Whitehall on 21 March 1609/10, and they have been the subject of debate ever since. In recent times that debate has been amongst historians, once rather shocked by James's un-English words, but more…
Revisionism, Politics and Political Ideas in Early Stuart England
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On Revisionism
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Common Law and Political Theory in Early Stuart England
(1988). Common Law and Political Theory in Early Stuart England. Political Science: Vol. 40, Theory in History: English Political Thought 1640-1832, pp. 4-17
Usurpation, Obligation and Obedience in the Thought of the Engagement Controversy
Some time soon after the execution of Charles I, the new rulers of England began seriously to consider imposing an oath of loyalty to the new republic. On 22 February the Council of State were directed to take an ‘Engagement’ to the regime, and for the rest of 1649 there were periodic suggestions to extend this Engagement to wider sections of the political nation, and especially to office holders. Finally, on 2 January 1650, the Rump decided that…
Commonwealth
The article explores ‘commonwealth’ both as a term and a conceptual field across the early modern period, with a particular focus on the Anglophone world. The shifts of usage of ‘commonwealth’ are explored, from a term used to describe the polity, to one used to describe a particular, republican form of polity, through to its eclipse in the eighteenth century by other terms such as ‘nation’ and ‘state’. But the article also investigates the varie…
The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered
THE State of MONARCHIE is the supremest thing upon earth: For Kings are not onely GODS Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon GODS throne, but even by GOD himselfe they are called Gods.' 1 James I delivered these famous words to his Lords and Commons at Whitehall on 21 March 1609/10, and they have been the subject of debate ever since. In recent times that debate has been amongst historians, once rather shocked by James's un-English words, but more…
On Hobbesian Resistance Theory
As many have observed, Hobbes's political theory contained elements of an inchoate resistance theory. The present article identifies those elements, and considers their significance for the general interpretation of Hobbes's thought. It is suggested that Hobbes's resistance theory provides evidence of his belief that the artificial commonwealth was built upon foundations of natural morality. If the sovereign ruler of any commonwealth infringed na…
On Revisionism
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Usurpation, Obligation and Obedience in the Thought of the Engagement Controversy
Some time soon after the execution of Charles I, the new rulers of England began seriously to consider imposing an oath of loyalty to the new republic. On 22 February the Council of State were directed to take an ‘Engagement’ to the regime, and for the rest of 1649 there were periodic suggestions to extend this Engagement to wider sections of the political nation, and especially to office holders. Finally, on 2 January 1650, the Rump decided that…
The Impact of Impact
This position paper argues for the introduction of a philosophy of research impact, as an invitation to think deeply about the implications of the impact agenda. It delves into the transformative influence of prioritising the end-product of the research journey over the entire knowledge production process. We argue that the prevalence of research impact assessment in Western research ecosystems has reshaped various facets of research, extending f…
Revisionism, Politics and Political Ideas in Early Stuart England
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Usurpation, Obligation and Obedience in the Thought of the Engagement Controversy
Some time soon after the execution of Charles I, the new rulers of England began seriously to consider imposing an oath of loyalty to the new republic. On 22 February the Council of State were directed to take an ‘Engagement’ to the regime, and for the rest of 1649 there were periodic suggestions to extend this Engagement to wider sections of the political nation, and especially to office holders. Finally, on 2 January 1650, the Rump decided that…
Common Law and Political Theory in Early Stuart England
(1988). Common Law and Political Theory in Early Stuart England. Political Science: Vol. 40, Theory in History: English Political Thought 1640-1832, pp. 4-17
On Revisionism
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Revisionism, Politics and Political Ideas in Early Stuart England
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Leviathan
The Divine Right of Kings Reconsidered
THE State of MONARCHIE is the supremest thing upon earth: For Kings are not onely GODS Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon GODS throne, but even by GOD himselfe they are called Gods.' 1 James I delivered these famous words to his Lords and Commons at Whitehall on 21 March 1609/10, and they have been the subject of debate ever since. In recent times that debate has been amongst historians, once rather shocked by James's un-English words, but more…
On Hobbesian Resistance Theory
As many have observed, Hobbes's political theory contained elements of an inchoate resistance theory. The present article identifies those elements, and considers their significance for the general interpretation of Hobbes's thought. It is suggested that Hobbes's resistance theory provides evidence of his belief that the artificial commonwealth was built upon foundations of natural morality. If the sovereign ruler of any commonwealth infringed na…
Soldiers, Writers and Statesmen of the English Revolution
This collection of essays examines the struggles of the people of England with the collapse of civilization as they knew it. As the country fell into civil war and near anarchy, the people sought out in word and action how to preserve what could still be preserved or to create new political, religious and social certainties. The authors discuss individuals or groups who were soldiers, writers or statesmen of the Civil Wars or the Interregnum, peo…
Origins of Legislative Sovereignty and the Legislative State
Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden. 1610-1635
Journal Article Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635 Get access Christianson Paul, Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. xiii, 451pp. Glenn Burgess Glenn Burgess University of Hull Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Is…
Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610-1635
Journal Article Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635 Get access Christianson Paul, Discourse on History, Law, and Governance in the Public Career of John Selden, 1610–1635. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. xiii, 451pp. Glenn Burgess Glenn Burgess University of Hull Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 42, Is…
Neo-Historicism
A Matter of Context
The category 'radicalism' can be used in two ways. If we are looking at usage, what historians have generally used the term to mean, then it must be a phenomenon that is strongly situational and without a core content that can give it substantive identity; if we stipulate a definition that enables more precise attributions of identity, we run the risk of talking about our words more than the words of people in the past, because we open ourselves …
Commonwealth
The article explores ‘commonwealth’ both as a term and a conceptual field across the early modern period, with a particular focus on the Anglophone world. The shifts of usage of ‘commonwealth’ are explored, from a term used to describe the polity, to one used to describe a particular, republican form of polity, through to its eclipse in the eighteenth century by other terms such as ‘nation’ and ‘state’. But the article also investigates the varie…
Bodin in the English Revolution
A significant number of European works were published in English translation during the 1640s and 1650s, but, with one exception, there was nothing of Jean Bodin to follow the 1606 Richard Knolles' translation of The Six Bookes of a Commonweale . The exception was the publication in 1648 of Sir Robert Filmer's The Necessity of the Absolute Power of All Kings : And in Particular of the Kings of England , a set of extracts from the Knolles' transla…
The foreign presence in the early-industrial Haut-Rhin, 1820-22
n\t\t\t\t\tAn attempt to limit the rights of domiciled foreigners in the Alsatian department of the Haut-Rhin in 1821 provides an opportunity to examine the impact of immigration on early-industrial society and shifting perceptions of the place of foreigners in French society in a period often omitted from histories of immigration. New conceptions of belonging become evident, which demonstrate a turn away from local and subjective bonds to commun…
The Impact of Impact
This position paper argues for the introduction of a philosophy of research impact, as an invitation to think deeply about the implications of the impact agenda. It delves into the transformative influence of prioritising the end-product of the research journey over the entire knowledge production process. We argue that the prevalence of research impact assessment in Western research ecosystems has reshaped various facets of research, extending f…
George Orwell and the Spirit of Protest
This article examines George Orwell’s lifelong cultivation of what is termed the ‘spirit of protest’, a commitment to individual heterodoxy, truth‐telling, and resistance to political orthodoxy. Drawing on Orwell’s essays, fiction, diaries, and political activities, it traces his scepticism toward collective protest movements and his preference for dissent expressed through individual judgement and literary integrity. The discussion situates Orwe…
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