State of the Field
The History of Political Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9880658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Charette (0000-0002-9233-9380, University of Chicago), Max Skjönsberg (0000-0001-7106-3728, University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 366 |
| Pages | 470-483 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2648 • E-ISSN: 1468-229X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-229x.13013 |
| OpenAlex | W3037320244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
This article surveys the state of the field of the history of political thought. The premise of the discipline is that political arguments and ideas have developed historically and thus have theoretical histories that can be located and traced. But, as our survey of the field shows, what counts as ‘context’ is up for debate, and contextual methods have become more sensitive to present‐day concerns. The border between the history of political thought and political theory is increasingly porous. We begin with some of the main claims and criticisms of the ‘Cambridge’ method of political thought, chiefly associated with Quentin Skinner, John Dunn and J. G. A. Pocock. We then consider newer developments, such as the ‘global turn’, which have steered the discipline beyond its traditionally European or male subject matter. While this shift in direction is welcome, we caution against a history that abstracts away from local sites of political contestation. Finally, we stress that (Western) historians moving beyond the West have even more reason to stay conscious of their own linguistic and cultural limitations
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · History of political thought · Political history · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Premise · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Subject (documents · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Theory and Influence · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |