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The Victorian era was one that teemed with multitudinous and
sometimes opposing visions of polity yet rarely questioned the very
existence of the State. What might be called the pragmatism of the
elite gave rise to a form of democratic compromise, allowing the
growth of political ideas that may still be found in contemporary
political thought. Have reformist, socialist, liberal or
utilitarian ideas avoided the dogmatism of twentieth century
politics or paved the way to other forms of ideology? To what
extent has the organization or gradual obliteration of the State
been influenced by evolutionary theories, the quest for effective
government and expertise or, more generally, refusal of the past?
What was the impact of Victorian thinkers and ideas on the mutation
of contemporary political ideas? Have we reached a post-Victorian
period or are we still using a Victorian rhetoric as well as
Victorian theories? Have we not, also, reached a stage in which
retrieving some of those ideas might help to solve some of our
contemporary political problems? The essays presented in this book
all attempt to answer some of these questions and try to show how
nineteenth century thought and culture have shaped British modern
political debate and, for some, still continue to do so. It will
prove useful to academics and the general public interested in
contemporary politics as well as the history of ideas and political
philosophy.
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