No. 21 (2017): Être jeunes chercheur∙e∙s aujourd'hui

Coordinated by Bernard Fusulier, Nathan Gurnet and Farah Dubois-Shaik in collaboration with (in Émulations) Anh Thy Nguyen.

This issue of Émulations questions, describes and analyzes the realities as well as the stakes of the doctoral cursus. The subject does not cover research topics or scientific practices, but aims to comprehend how university, as an institution and as a scene of scientific career, works, and to shed light on the researchers that it prepares, and who get through it a glimpse of the coveted professional horizon.

The contributions gather both theoretical researches, field investigations and comprehensive feedback on the doctoral research experience. This issue thus offers a plurality of points of view that contributes to the knowledge of the contemporary doctoral experience, from initiation to research to the acquisition of a title, without forgetting the pivotal step that is the doctoral thesis itself. By discussing the new regulations in terms of scientific policies, the growing internationalization of scientific activities, the difficulties of scientific careers and the professional insertion of PhD holders in and out of academia, this issue contributes to the analysis of the place and role of research and university in our society.