Scientific freedom and democracy.

Truth and its frontiers in democratic societies

Warsaw 13-14 May, 2022

Participation of Mohamed Tozy.

Stories and their limits - on historian's impossible freedom/ Les récits et leurs limites - de la liberté impossible de l'historienne

"With us the future is easier to foresee than the past" stated a sarcastic Soviet wisdom, inspired by an old Soviet joke. We shall explore the complex relations between work of a historian and politically legitimate narratives.

Marek Węcowski (University of Warsaw); Elżbieta Janicka (Polish Academy of Sciences); Mohamed Tozy (MESOPOLHIS, Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence).

Moderator: Beatrice Hibou (CNRS/CERI)