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Edoardo Vaccari

@edoardovaccari.bsky.social

I study ideas in history. Visiting fellow at @lsehy.bsky.social Pronounced ai·doh·aar·do

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LSE Review of Books@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

How has the meaning of #revolution changed over time? The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin by Dan Edelstein @princetonupress.bsky.social. #Review by @edoardovaccari.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social

How the meaning of revolution has changed over time - LSE Review of Books

The Revolution to Come by Dan Edelstein is a sweeping intellectual history of “revolution,” tracing how it evolved from ancient Greece to Leninist Russia.

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Renewal@renewaljournal.bsky.social · last yr.

What is it we mean when we talk about "social democracy"? Here, Renewal editors past and present reflect on the meaning of social democracy, and what it means to be a social democrat. renewal.org.uk/blog/renewal...

Renewal editors reflect on the meaning of social democracy

Renewal is a journal of social democracy, but social democracy has always been a contested concept - and one understood variously as an ideology, a movement, a historical phenomenon, or even a desired...

renewal.org.uk

Edoardo Vaccari@edoardovaccari.bsky.social · last yr.

Giorgia Meloni dismissed the Ventotene Manifesto as a socialist relic. The left rushed to defend it but both sides risk distorting its meaning. I wrote for The Conversation about the political struggle over one of Europe’s most contested historical texts theconversation.com/ventotene-ma...

Ventotene manifesto: why European politicians are arguing over a 1941 document written by a group of imprisoned Italian antifascists

As European nations discuss closer defence collaboration, a document proposing a federal Europe has become the subject of heated arguments.

theconversation.com

Becca Palmer@beccapalmer99.bsky.social · last yr.

On the committee for this conference - should be a great two days of discussions!

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference@history-thought.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're delighted to share our Call for Papers for the 16th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought, on the theme of ‘States and Spaces' (19th-20th June, LSE). Deadline for submissions is 14 March! For more details: historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...

Duncan Bell@duncanbell.bsky.social · 2y ago

An excellent new article by Max Fenner: "Murray Bookchin and the Postwar Environmental Moment: The Early Bookchin and the Politicization of Ecology, 1948–1964," Modern Intellectual History (2025) @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social bit.ly/4jwDkEB

Murray Bookchin and the Postwar Environmental Moment: The Early Bookchin and the Politicization of Ecology, 1948–1964 | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core

Murray Bookchin and the Postwar Environmental Moment: The Early Bookchin and the Politicization of Ecology, 1948–1964

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History of Political Thought Graduate Conference@history-thought.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're delighted to share our Call for Papers for the 16th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought, on the theme of ‘States and Spaces' (19th-20th June, LSE). Deadline for submissions is 14 March! For more details: historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers 2025: States and Spaces in the History of Political Thought

16th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought Keynote speaker: Dr. Faridah Zaman (Oxford) Location: Room 2.06, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LSE…

historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com

Benjamin Thomas@benjthomas.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m thrilled to see that my first article, 'Britain’s Whiz Kids' is finally out in British Politics. I’d love to tell you more about what you can find in the article. 🧵 In brief: managerialism was introduced to Britain in the 1960-70s through the CPRS and PAR, not the 1980s. doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Britain’s whiz kids: the PAR, CPRS and managerialism in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s Benjamin Thomas Abstract: Recent scholarship on managerialism in the United States has identified an alternative genealogy for concepts commonly associated with neoliberalism. This article uses this new lens and original historical research to re-evaluate two British administrative institutions from the 1970s, the Central Policy Review Staff (CPRS) and Programme Analysis and Review (PAR). Building on the existing literature on managerialism in Britain, the article argues for a revised periodisation that understands the CPRS and PAR as not just ill-fated administrative reforms, but rather as part of an early and largely successful attempt to import managerialist ideas into British public administration. This new analysis provides a more accurate account of these reforms and improves understanding of the actors, institutions and ideas behind the introduction of managerialism. The article frames managerialism as part of a wider political agenda, reflected in both privatisation and civil service reform, not a mere technocratic exercise. The active politicisation of these reforms in Britain had profound implications for the future of British governance.