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Worldview — The Return of Applied History

Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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The Role of History in Government Policymaking

In the past, in pre-democratic times, people took it as a given that they look back to their experience. When did it become formalised in government policymaking? In recent years there has been a renewed interest in what Neil Ferguson calls applied history. And I think John Buu has probably had quite an important role in issues like the war with Ukraine and so on.

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