Martin Wiklund

Institution/Department: Dept. of History of Ideas and Theory of Science
Previous studies: Lund University; Aarhus University; Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut in Essen
Thesis: In the landscape of modernity. Historical orientation and critical narratives of modern Sweden between 1960 and 1990. Research areas: Philosophy of history, historical consciousness and historical narratives, the role of history in society, history of historiography, contemporary Swedish history, theory and narratives of modernity.
Current research: I am currently working on the project “History as a tribunal?”, which discusses the analogy of the tribunal and the concept of justice in relation to historical evaluations of ”68” in Sweden. The aim is to contribute to the theory of historical argumentation and evaluation. Central questions are how ”1968” has been judged or evaluated in Sweden since the 60s; how normative evaluations and judgments can be justified and criticized in relation to empirical phenomena; how such judgments and justifications function as arguments for practical and future-oriented conclusions; and, how the role of the historian in society can be understood with regard to the analogy of the tribunal.

E-mail address: martin.wiklund@idehist.gu.se
http://hum.gu.se/institutioner/idehistoria-och-vetenskapsteori/personal/martinwiklund