BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review (Jun 2012)

Waarom historici daarbij hun eigen vak niet uit het oog mogen verliezen

  • Carl Devos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18352/bmgn-lchr.8079
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 127, no. 2
pp. 113 – 120

Abstract

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Why Historians should also keep their own Field of Study in MindHistorians must pay more attention to the meaning of the logic of management or managerialism in politics. However, interdisciplinarity does not simply mean that subjects and methods of other disciplines can be copied into the science of history. Historians have an important unique selling proposition that should not be underestimated – the power to put novelty in perspective by historical insight. The techniques and methods of the science of history cannot be weakened simply in order to study topics that are popular or to participate in public discussions that are mainly inspired by other disciplines. This article is part of the forum 'Manager Politics'.

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