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Talking to government – is there an alternative?

Talking to government – is there an alternative?

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law

Should historians talk to government? An apparently straightforward question that’s actually far from it – unpacking the position ‘not talking to government’ gets us started, writes Dr Alix Green, reader in history at the University of Essex. The simplest argument for...
‘History and Policy’ and the communication challenge

‘History and Policy’ and the communication challenge

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law

Cambridge academic Professor Simon Szreter on two decades of the pioneering network for historians Why would professional historians not want their knowledge and expertise to be understood by policymakers, politicians and advisers? Why would any of the latter want to...
The trust and shifting sands between historians and government

The trust and shifting sands between historians and government

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law, Research & Resources

Courses and learning to compress complex stories are promising aids to communication for government and historians, writes Professor Patrick Salmon. How close should academic historians get to government? ‘Very close indeed,’ their universities would probably say,...
History and the state: supporting institutional memory or challenging national myths?

History and the state: supporting institutional memory or challenging national myths?

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | History & Classics, Politics & Law

Should historians talk to government? Professor of British and Commonwealth history, Philip Murphy, introduces the tensions underlying the relationship between historians and politicians. As an academic discipline, history can be thought of as something between a game...
How politicians only listen to what they want to hear

How politicians only listen to what they want to hear

by Talking Humanities | Jan 5, 2022 | Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law

Should historians talk to government? It’s tempting to turn this question around and ask instead whether government should talk to historians, writes Dr Charlotte Lydia Riley. Priya Satia, in her brilliant Time’s Monster, has made a compelling case that governments...
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