The Round Table Journal
Encyclopedia
The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs is a policy matters journal relating to the Commonwealth of Nations
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, a proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire
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It was founded by Lord Milner, former High Commissioner of South Africa
, and three others, who were associated with Milner through their work in the South African Civil Service:
All were members of 'Milner's Kindergarten
', an informal reference to a group of young civil servants under Milner.
Post-World War II
, its subtitle was altered to A Quarterly Review of British Commonwealth Affairs to reflect the changing nature of the Commonwealth. Its current title dates from 1983.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
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History
The journal was established in 1910 as the journal of the Round Table movement, established the previous year to promote closer union between the United Kingdom and its self-governing colonies. It was initially subtitled, A Quarterly Review of the Politics of the British Empire. Its writers promoted Imperial FederationImperial Federation
Imperial Federation was a late-19th early-20th century proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire.-Motivators:...
, a proposal to create a federated union in place of the existing British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
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It was founded by Lord Milner, former High Commissioner of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and three others, who were associated with Milner through their work in the South African Civil Service:
- Lionel CurtisLionel CurtisLionel George Curtis was a British official and author. He advocated British Empire Federalism and, late in life, a world state...
- Philip KerrPhilip Kerr, 11th Marquess of LothianPhilip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian KT CH PC was a British politician and diplomat.Philip Kerr was the son of Lord Ralph Drury Kerr, the third son of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian...
- Liberal politician and, later, British Ambassador to Washington - Geoffrey DawsonGeoffrey DawsonGeorge Geoffrey Dawson was editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941. His original last name was Robinson, but he changed it in 1917.-Early life:...
- TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
journalist
All were members of 'Milner's Kindergarten
Milner's Kindergarten
Milner's Kindergarten is an informal reference to a group of Britons who served in the South African Civil Service under High Commissioner Alfred, Lord Milner, between the Second Boer War and the founding of the Union of South Africa. They were in favour of the South African union and, ultimately,...
', an informal reference to a group of young civil servants under Milner.
Post-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, its subtitle was altered to A Quarterly Review of British Commonwealth Affairs to reflect the changing nature of the Commonwealth. Its current title dates from 1983.
List of editors
- 1910–1917: Philip KerrPhilip Kerr, 11th Marquess of LothianPhilip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian KT CH PC was a British politician and diplomat.Philip Kerr was the son of Lord Ralph Drury Kerr, the third son of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian...
, later British Ambassador to the United States - 1917–1919: Reginald CouplandReginald CouplandSir Reginald Coupland, KCMG, FBA was a prominent historian of the British Empire who between 1920 and 1948 held the Beit Professorship of Colonial History at the University of Oxford. He is most known for his scholarship on African history...
, Beit Professor of History at Oxford - 1919–1921: Lionel CurtisLionel CurtisLionel George Curtis was a British official and author. He advocated British Empire Federalism and, late in life, a world state...
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founding secretary - 1921–1934: John Dove
- 1934–1939: Henry Vincent Hodson, later editor of the Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times (UK)The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
- 1939–1941: Reginald Coupland
- 1941–1944: Geoffrey DawsonGeoffrey DawsonGeorge Geoffrey Dawson was editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941. His original last name was Robinson, but he changed it in 1917.-Early life:...
, former editor, The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International... - 1944–1965: Dermot Morrah
- 1965–1971: Leonard Beaton
- 1971: Michael HowardMichael Howard (historian)Sir Michael Eliot Howard, OM, CH, CBE, MC, FBA is a British military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, and Robert A...
and Robert JacksonRobert V. JacksonRobert Victor Jackson is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1984 and Member of Parliament for Wantage from 1983 to 2005, having been elected as a Conservative; however, he joined the Labour Party in 2005.-Early life:He was raised in... - 1972–1975: Robert Jackson
- 1975–1979: Alexander MacLeod
- 1979–1981: Evan Charlton
- 1982 Publication Suspended
- 1983–2004: Peter Lyon
- 2004–2008: Andrew Williams
- 2009– present: Venkat Iyer, University of Ulster
External links
- The Round Table:A Brief History at The Round Table website.