Laurent Joly
Laurent Joly is a prominent French historian and research director at the CNRS, known for his expertise in the history of the extreme right in France. He has authored several significant works, including 'Naissance de l’Action française', which examines the nationalist extreme right at the turn of the 20th century, and his recent publication 'Le Savoir des victimes', which discusses the historiography of Vichy and the genocide of Jews from 1945 to the present. Joly's work often explores the complex dynamics within the extreme right, particularly the tension between populist and reactionary elements.
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Historian Laurent Joly discusses the historical context of nationalism in relation to the far-right.
« L’extrême droite, en promettant tout à tout le monde, voudrait faire oublier la violence de son programme : le rejet des “ennemis de l’intérieur” »
France· 2025-11-09
Laurent Joly directed the book 'Vichy. Histoire d’une dictature. 1940-1944' which compiles insights from top specialists on the period.
« Vichy. Histoire d’une dictature. 1940-1944 », sous la direction de Laurent Joly : une magistrale mise à jour des connaissancesFrance· 2025-10-05Laurent Joly is a researcher and author who has written extensively about the Vichy regime and its historical implications.
Laurent Joly : « Le poids du passé honteux de Vichy n’a pas disparu aujourd’hui »France· 2025-10-02
Laurent Joly is a historian specializing in the Vichy regime who published a detailed critique of a recent book on the subject.
Antisémitisme de Vichy : un conflit entre historiens porté au tribunalFrance· 2025-07-17
Laurent Joly is noted for his book that critiques Eric Zemmour's historical claims.
« Contrairement à ce que soutient Eric Zemmour, Vichy a aussi ciblé les Français juifs »France· 2025-06-09
Laurent Joly is a historian and research director at CNRS, known for his works on the extreme right in France.
Laurent Joly, historien : « Toute l’histoire de l’extrême droite est tiraillée entre un pôle populiste et un pôle réactionnaire »France· 2025-03-31