Drinking Coffee with My “Victims”
The Risks Incurred When a Historian Makes a Public Intervention in the Present
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22133540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Urs Hafner (Institute for Research, Development and Evaluation, University of Education, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-51 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Histories (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2409-9252 • E-ISSN: 2409-9252 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/histories1010008 |
| OpenAlex | W3124719015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
In 2016, the Swiss government tasked a commission of experts to investigate its former coercive welfare measures. Before 1981, innumerable children, young people and adults alike were affected by them. From the very start, this commission drew those affected into their research—with ambiguous consequences, both for the people themselves and for the research project. Criticism of this undertaking in the media resulted in a vehement reaction. A discussion over a cup of coffee did not bring the parties involved any closer to a common understanding, but at least it enabled the historian to assess the impact of his intervention. In a best-case scenario, the result of such discussions can enable de-escalation
Advertising · Business · Commission · Criticism · Media campaign · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Welfare · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History of Emotions Research · Law · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |