Renegotiations of Twentieth-Century History Access to 'Sensitive' Government Records and Archives in Greece

Maria Couroucli (1) , Vangelis Karamanolakis (2)

1 LESC - Laboratoire d'ethnologie et de sociologie comparative
2 Faculté d'histoire

This paper addresses issues surrounding the accessibility of 'sensitive' archives in Greece during three different and successive periods of the twentieth century (1910-1974, 1974-1989, and 1990 to date). During all these periods it has been hard and complicated for historians to call into question the official narratives without provoking political and journalistic pressure, sometimes even outright aggression and persecution by state authorities. The paper explores the legal, political and social aspects of the question.

Mots clés: archives accessibility; historical archives; greek archives; greek history

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Histoire

Maria Couroucli, Vangelis Karamanolakis. Renegotiations of Twentieth-Century History Access to 'Sensitive' Government Records and Archives in Greece. Zeithistorische Forschungen/Studies in Contemporary History, Online-Ausgabe, 2013, URL: http://www.zeithistorische-forschungen.de/16126041-Couroucli-Karamanolakis-1-2013 (10), revue en ligne ; nombre de p. : 9. ⟨halshs-00904954⟩