Science, reform, and politics in Victorian Britain : the Social Science Association, 1857-1886

This Book Is A Study Of The Relationships Between Social Thought, Social Policy And Politics In Victorian Britain. Goldman Focuses On The Activity Of The National Association For The Promotion Of Social Science, Known As The Social Science Association. For Three Decades This Served As A Forum For The Discussion Of Victorian Social Questions And As An Influential Adviser To Governments, And Its History Discloses How Social Policy Was Made In These Years. The Association, Which Attracted Many Powerful Contributors, Including Politicians, Civil Servants, Intellectuals And Reformers, Had Influence Over Policy And Legislation On Matters As Diverse As Public Health And Women's Legal And Social Emancipation. The Ssa Reveals The Complex Roots Of Social Science And Sociology Buried In The Non-academic Milieu Of Nineteenth-century Reform. And Its Influence In The United States And Europe Allows For A Comparative Approach To Political And Intellectual Development In This Period. Introduction: The Contexts Of The Social Science Association -- Part I. Politics: 1. The Origins Of The Social Science Association ; 2. The Social Science Association And The Structure Of Mid-victorian Politics ; 3. Organising The Social Science Association -- Part Ii. Reform: 4. Liberalism Divided And Feminism Divided ; 5. Transportation, Reformation And Convict Discipline ; 6. Victorian Socio-medical Liberalism ; 7. Labour And Capital ; 8. The Social Science Association And Middle-class Education ; 9. The Social Science Association And The Making Of Social Policy -- Part Iii. Science: 10. Social Science In Domestic Context ; 11. Social Science International Comparative Context -- Part Iv. The Decline Of The Social Science Association: 12. Liberal Division, Specialisation And The 'fragmentation Of The Common Context' In Late-victorian Britain -- Conclusion: The Social Science Association And Social Knowledge -- Appendices. Lawrence Goldman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 389-419) And Index. Cover 1 Half-title 3 Title 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Contents 9 Illustrations 11 Acknowledgements 12 A note on citations in the text of papers published in the Transactions and Sessional Proceedings of the Social Science... 15 Abbreviations 16 Institutions 16 Sources 16 Publications 16 INTRODUCTION The contexts of the Social Science Association 19 I 19 II 21 III 25 IV 29 V 31 VI 35 VII 38 VIII 39 PART I Politics 43 CHAPTER 1 The origins of the Social Science Association: legal reform, the reformation of juveniles, and the property of... 45 I 45 II 47 III 51 IV 57 V 64 VI 69 VII 73 VIII 76 CHAPTER 2 The Social Science Association and the structure of mid-Victorian politics 79 I 79 II 84 III 90 IV 98 V 100 CHAPTER 3 Organising the Social Science Association 103 I 103 II 109 III 116 IV 120 PART II Reform 129 CHAPTER 4 Liberalism divided and feminism divided: women and the Social Science Association 131 I 132 II 141 III 145 IV 154 V 158 CHAPTER 5 Transportation, reformation, and convict discipline: The Social Science Association and Victorian penal policy... 161 I 161 II 168 III 173 IV 179 V 181 VI 186 VII 188 CHAPTER 6 Victorian socio-medical liberalism: the Social Science Association and state medicine 192 I 192 II 193 III 198 IV 202 V 206 VI 208 VII 213 VIII 215 CHAPTER 7 Labour and capital: the Social Science Association, trade unionism, and industrial harmony 219 I 219 II 220 III 222 IV 226 V 231 VI 236 VII 239 VIII 241 IX 244 X 250 CHAPTER 8 The Social Science Association and middle-class education: secondary schooling, endowments, and... 254 I 255 II 266 III 270 IV 273 V 277 CHAPTER 9 The Social Science Association and the making of social policy 280 I. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AND THE MID-VICTORIAN STATE 280 II. THE MAKING OF MID-VICTORIAN SOCIAL POLICY: BENTHAM, BUREAUCRATS, AND IDEAS 290 III. EXPERTISE AND DEMOCRACY: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AND MID-VICTORIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT 296 PART III Science 309 CHAPTER 10 Social science in domestic context: popular science, sociology, and a ‘science of reform’ 311 I 311 II 321 III 325 IV 331 V 334 VI 337 CHAPTER 11 Social science in comparative international context 339 I 339 II 341 III 344 IV 352 V 356 VI 362 PART IV Decline 365 CHAPTER 12 The decline of the Social Science Association: Liberal division, specialisation, and the end of Equipoise 367 I 367 II 369 III 374 IV 378 V 381 VI 383 CONCLUSION The Social Science Association and social knowledge 386 I 386 II 390 Appendix I 396 BIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION PRESENT AT ITS INAUGURAL MEETING IN BROUGHAM’S HOUSE... 396 Appendix II 400 SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION CONGRESSES, 1857–1884 400 Appendix III 401 PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESSES, 1857–1884 401 Appendix IV Departmental presidents, 1857–1884 402 JURISPRUDENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE LAW 402 EDUCATION 403 PUBLIC HEALTH 403 SOCIAL ECONOMY (1857–63)/ECONOMY AND TRADE (1864–1884) 404 PUNISHMENT AND REFORMATION (1857–1863) 405 TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW (1861–1863) 405 ART (1876–1884) 405 Select bibliography 407 PRIMARY SOURCES 407 MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS USED AND CITED IN THE TEXT 407 NEWSPAPERS 408 JOURNALS 409 OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) 410 PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES 411 WORKS OF REFERENCE 418 SECONDARY SOURCES 418 UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATIONS 437 Index 438 Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Illustrations......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 12 A note on citations in the text of papers published in the Transactions and Sessional Proceedings of the Social Science.........Page 15 Publications......Page 16 I......Page 19 II......Page 21 III......Page 25 IV......Page 29 V......Page 31 VI......Page 35 VII......Page 38 VIII......Page 39 PART I Politics......Page 43 I......Page 45 II......Page 47 III......Page 51 IV......Page 57 V......Page 64 VI......Page 69 VII......Page 73 VIII......Page 76 I......Page 79 II......Page 84 III......Page 90 IV......Page 98 V......Page 100 I......Page 103 II......Page 109 III......Page 116 IV......Page 120 PART II Reform......Page 129 CHAPTER 4 Liberalism divided and feminism divided: women and the Social Science Association......Page 131 I......Page 132 II......Page 141 III......Page 145 IV......Page 154 V......Page 158 I......Page 161 II......Page 168 III......Page 173 IV......Page 179 V......Page 181 VI......Page 186 VII......Page 188 I......Page 192 II......Page 193 III......Page 198 IV......Page 202 V......Page 206 VI......Page 208 VII......Page 213 VIII......Page 215 I......Page 219 II......Page 220 III......Page 222 IV......Page 226 V......Page 231 VI......Page 236 VII......Page 239 VIII......Page 241 IX......Page 244 X......Page 250 CHAPTER 8 The Social Science Association and middle-class education: secondary schooling, endowments, and.........Page 254 I......Page 255 II......Page 266 III......Page 270 IV......Page 273 V......Page 277 I. THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AND THE MID-VICTORIAN STATE......Page 280 II. THE MAKING OF MID-VICTORIAN SOCIAL POLICY: BENTHAM, BUREAUCRATS, AND IDEAS......Page 290 III. EXPERTISE AND DEMOCRACY: THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION AND MID-VICTORIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT......Page 296 PART III Science......Page 309 I......Page 311 II......Page 321 III......Page 325 IV......Page 331 V......Page 334 VI......Page 337 I......Page 339 II......Page 341 III......Page 344 IV......Page 352 V......Page 356 VI......Page 362 PART IV Decline......Page 365 I......Page 367 II......Page 369 III......Page 374 IV......Page 378 V......Page 381 VI......Page 383 I......Page 386 II......Page 390 BIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION PRESENT AT ITS INAUGURAL MEETING IN BROUGHAM’S HOUSE.........Page 396 SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION CONGRESSES, 1857–1884......Page 400 PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESSES, 1857–1884......Page 401 JURISPRUDENCE AND AMENDMENT OF THE LAW......Page 402 PUBLIC HEALTH......Page 403 SOCIAL ECONOMY (1857–63)/ECONOMY AND TRADE (1864–1884)......Page 404 ART (1876–1884)......Page 405 MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS USED AND CITED IN THE TEXT......Page 407 NEWSPAPERS......Page 408 JOURNALS......Page 409 OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)......Page 410 PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES......Page 411 SECONDARY SOURCES......Page 418 UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATIONS......Page 437 Index......Page 438

Lawrence Goldman examines the origins of social policies in the mid-Victorian period from the 1850s to the 1880s. He focuses on the Social Science Association (the SSA), a remarkable organization whose debates on Victorian society attracted many eminent and powerful contributors. The Association is famous for its influence over many different social policies, including the emancipation of women. It was the first and most important arena for the pioneer British feminists. Goldman depicts the SSA in the context of its age, and explains its relevance to politics, social life and intellectual development.

Goldman examines the origins of social policies in the mid-Victorian period. He focuses on the Social Science Association, famous for its influence over a wide range of social policies. Goldman sets the SSA in the context of its age, and explains its relevance to politics, social life and intellectual development For 30 years the Social Science Association served as a forum for the discussion of Victorian social issues. Lawrence Goldman reveals how it influenced decisions on social policy during the Victorian era and considers its influence outwith Great Britain On 12 October 1857, 'between five and six thousand' people crowded into the Birmingham Town Hall to hear the inaugural address delivered by Lord Brougham at the first congress of the Social Science Association.