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ArgumentA series of recent political events underline the urgency of interrogating the state of freedom of research today: repression of Turkish academics; violence against US researchers working on the &#8220;Arab spring&#8221;; death threats against academics working on the peace process in Colombia; seizure of the documents of French researchers working on the question of terrorism; conviction of Italian researchers for having participated in demonstrations against the TGV line in Val di Susa; dismissal of US researchers following Occupy Wall Street&#8230; The &#8220;defense of freedom of research&#8221; is, in these cases, clearly embedded in a broader social context: a context of political conflicts and social tensions where academic institutions and social struggles coincide. Moreover the &#8220;research&#8221; whose freedom is to be defended must be understood in a broad sense: as the freedom to investigate, to engage in the production of knowledge, to speak publicly, and to mobilize, not only for academics but also for journalists, trade unionists, artists, activists and citizens.We thus consider the traditional notion of freedom of research to be insufficient in so far as it evokes primarily ideological oppositions and governmental repressions of freedom of expression. It understands the freedom of research as simply a constitutive part of our modern societies and interprets any attack against it as the sign of an authoritarian aberration. We propose to reflect rather on the critical, confrontational and political nature of the voices and inquiries of researchers, journalists, trade unionists, artists and activists. As such, this freedom is not a given whose continuity is to be ensured; it becomes an issue only in so far as it is exercised, connected to contention, opposition and conflict, to challenging the legitimacy of power structures and to demanding protection from prosecution. In its very core, the freedom of research is agonistic, and it engages democracy as to the capacity of its institutions and public spaces to stage political conflict, to foster and circulate critical inquiry and questioning, and to protect the citizens that exercise their freedom of research.&#160;The 16th to the 18th of November 2017, we organize an international forum in Paris featuring plenary sessions, parallel round-table discussions and documentaries, bringing together academics as well as other actors, in particular, journalists, unionists, associations and artists. Three objectives will structure our discussions. I) Understand and assess the state of the freedom of research today in a global context: the history of the right to the freedom of research, economic and political conditions and constraints, relations and tensions with the State as well as guarantees and protections, exercise and risks in current political conflicts, and the danger of current sclerotic dynamics due to vested and corporative interests. II) Share, explore and map personal and collective practices that both heavily depend on and invigorate the freedom of research &#8211; practices in relation to which this right is crucial &#8211;, as well as political, activist and solidarity-based efforts to uphold, support and protect it and the citizens exercising it. III) Outline and evaluate the political prospects of the freedom of research today, based on its difficulties and challenges in different local, national and geopolitical contexts, the networks and effective rights in place, the practices and experiences of different actors, and its political, economic and social horizons, in order to develop a normative and politically motivated notion of the freedom of research today.http://www.freedom-of-research.orgProgramThursday 16.11.201709:30&#8211;10:00&#160;Welcome and Registration10:00&#8211;11:00&#160;Introduction to the Forum11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Plenary Session 1: The State of the Freedom of Research TodayChair: Asli TelserenMichel de Pracontal&#160;(Mediapart)&#160;Alain Prochiantz&#160;(president of the Executive Committee of PAUSE, Coll&#232;ge de France)&#160;Stephen Wordsworth&#160;(Executive Director of CARA,&#160;The Council for At-Risk Academics)&#160;&#214;zlem Y&#252;zak (journalist, Cumhuriyet)13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:30&#160;Parallel sessions2a: Ethics, Politics, and ResponsibilityChair: Fran&#231;ois ReyssatAude Lapprand&#160;(Sciences citoyennes)&#160;Sylvain Laurens&#160;(EHESS)&#160;Alison Macrina&#160;(Library Freedom project)Michel de Pracontal&#160;(Mediapart)&#160;2b: Research in/on Political ConflictsChair: Anders FjeldTomislav Bogdan (University of Zagreb)Maddalena Gretel Cammelli (Osservatorio per la libert&#224; di ricerca sui fascismi di ieri e di oggi)Dilnur Polat (INALCO)Mansur Teyfuri (Universit&#233; Paris 8)2c: Freedom of Research and EcologyChair: Annika RaapkeDani&#232;le Clavel (Cirad)Fabrice Flipo (Universit&#233; Paris Diderot)Margaret Janz (DataRefuge)Yoshiyuki Sato (University of Tsukuba) and Takumi Taguchi (University of Utsunomiya)17:00&#8211;20:00&#160;Film: "As I open my eyes", of Leyla BouzidProjection followed by a discussion with Leyla BouzidFriday 17.11.201709:00&#8211;10:45Plenary Session 3: Articulating Research and Social StrugglesChair: Anouk ColombaniFulya AtacanChristine Castejon (&#201;tonnants travailleurs)Norma Michi (Universidad Nacional de Luj&#225;n)Diego Paredes (Universidad de Buenos Aires)11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Parallel Sessions4a: Research in Political History and History PoliticsChair: Annika RaapkeDavid Adler (Ruhr-Universit&#228;t Bochum)Julian Hamann (Forum Internationale Wissenschaft, Bonn)Jens Mae&#223;e (University of Gie&#223;en)4b: Searching for funds and funding researchChair: Brice NocentiKolja Lindner (Universit&#233; Paris VIII)Christian Martinez-Perez (University of Reims Champagne Ardenne)Leila Mi&#241;ano (Youpress)4c: Freedom of research and the StateChair: Charlotte DessauxG&#246;zde Aytemur (Universit&#233; de Galatasaray)Marwan Mohammed (Center Maurice Halbwachs)Pinar Selek (Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis)13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:30&#160;Plenary Session 5: The politics of the freedom of researchChair: Nathalie MontoyaAnna Biselli (netzpolitik.org)Jos&#233; Lopez Mazz (Universidad de Montevideo)&#201;tienne Tassin (Universit&#233; Paris Diderot)17:00&#8211;19:00&#160;Documentary: "Las manos en la tierra", of Virginia Mart&#237;nezProjection followed by a discussion with Jos&#233; Lopez Mazz, one of the protagonists in the documentary20:00&#160;Forum DinnerSaturday 18.11.201709:00&#8211;10:45Plenary Session 6: Which freedom of research to defend?Chair: Anders FjeldPascale Laborier (Universit&#233; Paris Nanterre) and Sophie Wauquier (Universit&#233; Paris 8)Eric Marli&#232;re (Universit&#233; de Lille)Daniel Munier (Scholars at Risk)Yotetsu Tonaki (Keio University, Tokyo)11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Parallel Sessions7a: Workshop: Methods of Resistance, Struggling for the Freedom of ResearchChair: Anders Fjeld and Fran&#231;ois ReyssatSarah Caunes (Universit&#233; Paris 8)Zeynep Kilvicim (Institute for Advanced Study Berlin)Laura Loh&#233;ac (PAUSE)Sarah Willcox (Scholars Rescue Fund)7b: Producing/orienting research from strugglesChair: Anouk ColombaniSarah Brown and In&#232;s MarieChristian Mahieux and Th&#233;o Roumier (Les Utopiques, Worker Union journal)Etienne Penissat (Sciences populaires Saint-Denis)7c: Freedom of Research in ArtsChair: Charlotte DessauxForm (rapper and founder of FICKO magazine)Th&#233;&#226;tre de l'opprim&#233;13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:00&#160;Final discussion: Synthesis, feedback and future activitiesArgumentaireUne s&#233;rie d&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nements politiques r&#233;cents souligne l&#8217;urgence d&#8217;interroger l&#8217;&#233;tat de la libert&#233; de rechercher actuellement : r&#233;pression d&#8217;universitaires en Turquie, violences contre des chercheurs &#233;tasuniens travaillant sur le printemps arabe ; menaces de mort contre des universitaires travaillant sur le processus de paix en Colombie ; saisi de documents d&#8217;universitaires fran&#231;ais travaillant sur le terrorisme ; condamnation de chercheurs italiens ayant particip&#233; &#224; des manifestations contre la ligne &#224; grande vitesse dans le Val de Susa ; licenciements de chercheurs ayant particip&#233; &#224; Occupy Wall Street&#8230; Dans tous ces cas, la question de la d&#233;fense de la libert&#233; de recherche est li&#233;e &#224; un large contexte social : un contexte de conflits politiques et de tensions sociales o&#249; les institutions universitaires et les luttes sociales se rencontrent. De plus, la &#171; recherche &#187; dont la libert&#233; doit &#234;tre d&#233;fendue doit &#234;tre entendue comme la recherche d&#8217;enqu&#234;ter, celle de produire du savoir, de parler publiquement et donc m&#233;rite de se mobiliser pour les journalistes, les syndicalistes, les artistes, les militants et les citoyens.&#160;Ainsi nous consid&#233;rons la notion traditionnelle de libert&#233; de recherche comme &#233;tant incompl&#232;te quand elle n&#8217;est r&#233;sum&#233;e qu&#8217;&#224; une question de libert&#233; d&#8217;expression bafou&#233;e par une r&#233;pression gouvernementale. R&#233;duite &#224; cela, la libert&#233; de recherche se pr&#233;sente comme un pilier de nos soci&#233;t&#233;s modernes et toute attaque contre elle constitue une aberration autoritaire. Nous proposons plut&#244;t de r&#233;fl&#233;chir &#224; la nature politique, conflictuelle et critique des voix et interrogations des chercheurs, journalistes, syndicalistes, artistes et militants. En tant que tel, cette libert&#233; ne va pas de soi. Elle devient une question dont l&#8217;exercice &#224; rapport avec l&#8217;opposition, le conflit et le dissensus, une question qui vient contester la l&#233;gitimit&#233; des structures de pouvoir et demander protection contre d&#8217;&#233;ventuelles poursuites. Par essence, la libert&#233; de recherche est agonistique, elle engage la d&#233;mocratie et la capacit&#233; de ces institutions et espaces publics &#224; accueillir le conflit politique, &#224; favoriser et faire circuler les questionnements et positionnements critiques et donc &#224; prot&#233;ger les citoyens qui usent de la libert&#233; de recherche.&#160;Du 16 au 18 novembre 2017, nous organisons &#224; Paris un forum international autour de d&#233;bats pl&#233;niers, d&#8217;ateliers et de mat&#233;riaux documentaires (vid&#233;os, panneaux informatifs&#8230;) qui rassemblera des chercheurs mais aussi des journalistes, syndicalistes, associatifs et artistes. Trois objectifs structureront nos discussions :&#160;1/ Comprendre et analyser l&#8217;&#233;tat de la libert&#233; de recherche aujourd&#8217;hui.&#160;2/ partager, explorer et recenser des pratiques.&#160;3/ Exposer et sonder les perspectives politiques de la libert&#233; de recherche actuellement.&#160;Avec l&#8217;id&#233;e d&#8217;aboutir &#224; une &#233;bauche de d&#233;finition politique et normative de la libert&#233; de recherche aujourd&#8217;hui.http://www.freedom-of-research.orgProgramThursday 16.11.201709:30&#8211;10:00&#160;Welcome and Registration10:00&#8211;11:00&#160;Introduction to the Forum11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Plenary Session 1: The State of the Freedom of Research TodayChair:&#160;Asli TelserenMichel de Pracontal&#160;(Mediapart)&#160;Alain Prochiantz&#160;(president of the Executive Committee of PAUSE, Coll&#232;ge de France)&#160;Stephen Wordsworth&#160;(Executive Director of CARA,&#160;The Council for At-Risk Academics)&#160;&#214;zlem Y&#252;zak&#160;(journalist, Cumhuriyet)13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:30&#160;Parallel sessions2a: Ethics, Politics, and ResponsibilityChair:&#160;Fran&#231;ois ReyssatAude Lapprand&#160;(Sciences citoyennes)&#160;Sylvain Laurens&#160;(EHESS)&#160;Alison Macrina&#160;(Library Freedom project)Michel de Pracontal&#160;(Mediapart)&#160;2b: Research in/on Political ConflictsChair:&#160;Anders FjeldTomislav Bogdan&#160;(University of Zagreb)Maddalena Gretel Cammelli&#160;(Osservatorio per la libert&#224; di ricerca sui fascismi di ieri e di oggi)Dilnur Polat&#160;(INALCO)Mansur Teyfuri&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris 8)2c: Freedom of Research and EcologyChair:&#160;Annika RaapkeDani&#232;le Clavel&#160;(Cirad)Fabrice Flipo&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris Diderot)Margaret Janz&#160;(DataRefuge)Yoshiyuki Sato&#160;(University of Tsukuba) and&#160;Takumi Taguchi&#160;(University of Utsunomiya)17:00&#8211;20:00&#160;Film: "As I open my eyes", of Leyla BouzidProjection followed by a discussion with Leyla BouzidFriday 17.11.201709:00&#8211;10:45Plenary Session 3: Articulating Research and Social StrugglesChair:&#160;Anouk ColombaniFulya AtacanChristine Castejon&#160;(&#201;tonnants travailleurs)Norma Michi&#160;(Universidad Nacional de Luj&#225;n)Diego Paredes&#160;(Universidad de Buenos Aires)11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Parallel Sessions4a: Research in Political History and History PoliticsChair:&#160;Annika RaapkeDavid Adler&#160;(Ruhr-Universit&#228;t Bochum)Julian Hamann&#160;(Forum Internationale Wissenschaft, Bonn)Jens Mae&#223;e&#160;(University of Gie&#223;en)4b: Searching for funds and funding researchChair:&#160;Brice NocentiKolja Lindner&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris VIII)Christian Martinez-Perez&#160;(University of Reims Champagne Ardenne)Leila Mi&#241;ano&#160;(Youpress)4c: Freedom of research and the StateChair:&#160;Charlotte DessauxG&#246;zde Aytemur&#160;(Universit&#233; de Galatasaray)Marwan Mohammed&#160;(Center Maurice Halbwachs)Pinar Selek&#160;(Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis)13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:30&#160;Plenary Session 5: The politics of the freedom of researchChair:&#160;Nathalie MontoyaAnna Biselli&#160;(netzpolitik.org)Jos&#233; Lopez Mazz&#160;(Universidad de Montevideo)&#201;tienne Tassin&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris Diderot)17:00&#8211;19:00&#160;Documentary: "Las manos en la tierra", of Virginia Mart&#237;nezProjection followed by a discussion with Jos&#233; Lopez Mazz, one of the protagonists in the documentary20:00&#160;Forum DinnerSaturday 18.11.201709:00&#8211;10:45Plenary Session 6: Which freedom of research to defend?Chair:&#160;Anders FjeldPascale Laborier&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris Nanterre) and&#160;Sophie Wauquier&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris 8)Eric Marli&#232;re&#160;(Universit&#233; de Lille)Daniel Munier&#160;(Scholars at Risk)Yotetsu Tonaki&#160;(Keio University, Tokyo)11:00&#8211;13:00&#160;Parallel Sessions7a: Workshop: Methods of Resistance, Struggling for the Freedom of ResearchChair:&#160;Anders Fjeld&#160;and&#160;Fran&#231;ois ReyssatSarah Caunes&#160;(Universit&#233; Paris 8)Zeynep Kilvicim&#160;(Institute for Advanced Study Berlin)Laura Loh&#233;ac&#160;(PAUSE)Sarah Willcox&#160;(Scholars Rescue Fund)7b: Producing/orienting research from strugglesChair:&#160;Anouk ColombaniSarah Brown&#160;and&#160;In&#232;s MarieChristian Mahieux&#160;and&#160;Th&#233;o Roumier&#160;(Les Utopiques, Worker Union journal)Etienne Penissat&#160;(Sciences populaires Saint-Denis)7c: Freedom of Research in ArtsChair:&#160;Charlotte DessauxForm&#160;(rapper and founder of FICKO magazine)Th&#233;&#226;tre de l'opprim&#233;13:00&#8211;14:30&#160;Lunch14:30&#8211;16:00&#160;Final discussion: Synthesis, feedback and future activities