Outputs (19)

Republicanism versus Liberalism: Towards a Pre-History (2022)
Journal Article
Craig, D. (2022). Republicanism versus Liberalism: Towards a Pre-History. Intellectual History Review, 33(1), 101-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496977.2022.2148324

This essay argues that the “republicanism versus liberalism” debate that came to prominence in the 1980s – especially in the historiography of the birth of the United States – was largely an artificial construction made possible by the recent genealo... Read More about Republicanism versus Liberalism: Towards a Pre-History.

Tories and the Language of 'Liberalism' in the 1820s (2020)
Journal Article
Craig, D. (2020). Tories and the Language of 'Liberalism' in the 1820s. The English Historical Review, 135(576), 1195-1228. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceaa250

This article reconsiders the problem of ‘liberal Toryism’ in the 1820s not by looking at the government’s policies, but instead at the very ‘liberal’ language through which they were expressed. It argues that an existing domestic language of ‘liberal... Read More about Tories and the Language of 'Liberalism' in the 1820s.

Political Ideas and Languages (2018)
Book Chapter
Craig, D. (2018). Political Ideas and Languages. In D. Brown, R. Crowcroft, & G. Pentland (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Modern British Political History, 1800-2000. Oxford University Press

The Language of Liberality in Britain, c.1760-c.1815 (2018)
Journal Article
Craig, D. (2019). The Language of Liberality in Britain, c.1760-c.1815. Modern Intellectual History, 16(3), 771-801. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1479244317000610

While the word “liberalism” only appeared in Britain from the 1820s, this article argues that its prehistory must pay attention to the language of “liberality.” It suggests that until the 1760s, to be “liberal,” and to demonstrate “liberality,” were... Read More about The Language of Liberality in Britain, c.1760-c.1815.

Strange Modernity? (2016)
Journal Article
Craig, D. (2016). Strange Modernity?. Journal of Victorian Culture, 21(2), 256-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/13555502.2016.1170426

Political Ideas and 'Real' Politics (2016)
Book Chapter
Craig, D. (2016). Political Ideas and 'Real' Politics. In N. Turnbull (Ed.), Interpreting governance, high politics, and public policy : essays commemorating Interpreting British governance (97-114). Routledge

Languages of Politics in Nineteenth-Century Britain (2013)
Book
Craig, D., & Thompson, J. (Eds.). (2013). Languages of Politics in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Palgrave

Statesmanship (2013)
Book Chapter
Craig, D. (2013). Statesmanship. In D. Craig, & J. Thompson (Eds.), Languages of politics in nineteenth-century Britain (44-68). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312891_3

In 1921 James Bryce observed in Modern Democracies how ‘extremely small is the number of persons by whom the world is governed’ and that free government was always ‘an Oligarchy within a Democracy’.1 Accordingly, a major theme in the historiography o... Read More about Statesmanship.

Introduction (2013)
Book Chapter
Craig, D., & Thompson, J. (2013). Introduction. In D. Craig, & J. Thompson (Eds.), Languages of politics in nineteenth-century Britain (1-20). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312891_1

Some would say that the study of nineteenth-century politics is just now in a curiously unsatisfactory condition. Other areas seem more dynamic. Many scholars have moved towards research in twentieth-century history while others now focus principally... Read More about Introduction.

Burke and the constitution (2012)
Book Chapter
Craig, D. (2012). Burke and the constitution. In D. Dwan, & C. J. Insole (Eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Edmund Burke (104-116). Cambridge University Press