Between the regional and the national: A methodological approach to the historiography of the Liberal Party and the Labor Party in England
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Oct 10, 2021
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Regional party politics, English historiography, Regional history vs. National history, English Liberal Party, English Labor Party
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The English historiography has established the importance of the regional history to reach a different political history. Studies about the Liberal Party and the Labor Party have enriched with this methodological approach, thus proven that the electoral strength of the parties relies in the regions. The historiography emphasizes in how the regional political dynamics are different to those at the national level, thus creating a whole political complexity. This “personality” that is attributed to regional politics is interesting because it starts from the premise that party power does not necessarily emerge from the top, but from the base. However, English historiography affirms the existence of a relationship between both spaces. It seems contradictory, but that relationship is not continuous, although it is necessary for understanding political processes. This essay makes a journey through the English regional political historiography focused on the Liberal and Labor Party, in order to identify a new methodological approach, where the regional space is of vital importance to achieve a more precise and complete political history.
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Ramírez-Rivera, E. (2021). Between the regional and the national: A methodological approach to the historiography of the Liberal Party and the Labor Party in England. Historia Regional, (45), 1-11. Retrieved from https://historiaregional.org/ojs/index.php/historiaregional/article/view/541
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