Systematic ideology is a study of ideologies founded in the late 1930s in and around London, England. Significant early contributors to the theory include Harold Walsby, George Walford and many others. These cafe intellectuals, conscientious objectors, disaffected socialists and inovative artists sometimes worked as individuals, sometimes as groups; sometimes they published books and magazines, other times they invested their energies in meetings and public forums. The history of systematic ideology and the people who contributed to it is a work in progress, conducted mostly as an examination of the literature these men and women created. This examination is presented here, in its incomplete form, as an aid to those interested in the George Walford International Essay Prize (awarding £3,500 annually for the best essay on systematic ideology).

Bibliography
One way to understand systematic ideology is through a review of its literature. Most of this material is out of print and hard to find. However, hundreds of essays and several books are already available online.

• 1940-1953: The Social Science Association in publications and letters.
• 1953-1979: The Walsby Society in publications and letters.
• 1979-1994: Ideological Commentary in publications and letters.
• 1994-present: GWIEP.net in publications. and online.
• Internet Links: resources on the Internet related to or referencing systematic ideology

Historic Accounts

• The Walsby Society by Peter Shepard. A history of the Walsby Society.

The George Walford Memorial
The George Walford Memorial is a memorial to a keen thinker, astude debater and intelligent writer who challenged assumptions vigorously and persuasively. This memorial contains texts by some of those who read him, debated with him and are glad that he lived - whether they agreed with him or not.

Biographical Sketches
Biographies of those who have contributed to the theory of systematic ideology, as well as photographs and recordings, are also available.