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On Academic Activism: A French Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Nathalie Heinich
Nathalie Heinich*
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CNRS-EHESS, Paris, France. Email: heinich@ehess.fr
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Abstract

In this article, I will try to offer both a French perspective on academic activism and a perspective based on my field of competence, that is, the social sciences and humanities. The social sciences and humanities differ from the natural sciences in many respects, but they also share some common properties, among which the most important is their common institutional belonging to the academic field. Nowadays the impact of wokism has added a common concern for the autonomy and quality of our working conditions.

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European Review , Volume 31 , Issue 5: Perils for Science in Democracies and Authoritarian Countries , October 2023 , pp. 479 - 488
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Academia Europaea Ltd

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