Les aires culturelles, une politique en trompe-l’œil ?
L’exemple des recrutements de la section 33 du CNRS.
Christian Henriot | 11.04.2023This essay examines the composition and evolution of the population of historians in Section 33 of CNRS between 2002 and 2022. It argues that the recruitment of historians remains largely marked by a "reproduction" of historical research to be found in French universities. This finding contradicts the priority given to "cultural areas" by CNRS for the past 30 years. Section 33 has continued to recruit historians mainly to feed the "generalist" laboratories (France and Europe). In a context of [...]