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History Workshop Journal 2009 67(1):140-145; doi:10.1093/hwj/dbn053
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of History Workshop Journal, all rights reserved.

History and Policy

Pat Thane

Email: Pat.Thane{at}sas.ac.uk


  Abstract

History plays many roles in British culture. One role, which is insufficiently developed, is of informing public discourse and public policy about urgent contemporary issues. It is important that we try to develop this contribution because the historical dimension is essential to understanding how important issues, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current financial crisis or patterns of crime, have come about and to developing possible options for resolving them. Arguably, this is less recognized by policymakers than in the past. History and Policy ( www.historyandpolicy.org) has been established as a network of historians dedicated to making our work accessible to politicians, the media and any interested people. The article explores some areas of domestic policy as examples of the value of history in contemporary politics.


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