For their observers and thinkers, revolutions have different meanings. Certainly, revolutions are circumstantially self-executing. But historians differ in their interpretation. This is the case, for example, when it comes to the temporal identification of revolutions. While a revolution is necessarily part of a hypothesis of more or less profound historical discontinuity, we have no common time scale for revolutions, in terms of their triggering, unfolding and completion. What's more, for the same revolution, we can hesitate about its exact dating and the scope and significance of the key events that punctuate its history. The conference will also examine the variety of types of revolution. These can range from utopian contemplation with only a slight effect on historical facts (from Thomas More to Michel Tournier), to revolutionary projects or action plans, such as communist revolutionary projects.
14:00 - 15:30
