Maurice Vaïsse
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Maurice Vaïsse is a French
historian specialised in international relations
and Defence.
, where he teaches history of international relations. Since 2008, he has headed the scientific council for historical research at the Ministry of Defence.
Vaïsse is a member of the Commission of diplomatic archives, and heads the Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français, tasked with the publication of diplomatic notes.
From 1981 to 1995, he has headed the Association pour la recherche sur la paix et la guerre (Arpege). From 1985 to 1986, he was an auditor at the Institut des hautes études de la défense nationale. From 1986 to 2000, he headed the Groupe d'études français d'histoire de l'armement nucléaire (French study group for history of nuclear weapons). He presided the Centre d'études d'histoire de la défense (Centre for studies of Defence History), and has been a technical councellor to the Charles De Gaulle Foundation between 1995 and 2001.
Vaïsse has, furthermore, sat on numerous peer committees, notably for Relations Internationales, Politique étrangère
, Défense nationale, Cold War History Review, and the Retour aux textes collection of la Documentation française. Since 1991, he has co-directed the Revue d'histoire diplomatique, and since 1996, the Histoires collection of Bruylant Editors.
Vaïsse sits on the administration council of Liberté pour l'histoire.
Vaïsse is the father of Justin Vaïsse
, who also is a preeminent historian.
France
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historian specialised in international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and Defence.
Biography
Vaïsse graduated with a History Agrégation in 1967. He has been a professor of contemporary history at Reims university, and is now a professor at the Institut d'études politiques de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
, where he teaches history of international relations. Since 2008, he has headed the scientific council for historical research at the Ministry of Defence.
Vaïsse is a member of the Commission of diplomatic archives, and heads the Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français, tasked with the publication of diplomatic notes.
From 1981 to 1995, he has headed the Association pour la recherche sur la paix et la guerre (Arpege). From 1985 to 1986, he was an auditor at the Institut des hautes études de la défense nationale. From 1986 to 2000, he headed the Groupe d'études français d'histoire de l'armement nucléaire (French study group for history of nuclear weapons). He presided the Centre d'études d'histoire de la défense (Centre for studies of Defence History), and has been a technical councellor to the Charles De Gaulle Foundation between 1995 and 2001.
Vaïsse has, furthermore, sat on numerous peer committees, notably for Relations Internationales, Politique étrangère
Politique étrangère
Politique étrangère is the quarterly of the Institut français des relations internationales . It is France's oldest international relations journal. The first edition dates back to 1936 under the aegis of the Centre d’études de politique étrangère...
, Défense nationale, Cold War History Review, and the Retour aux textes collection of la Documentation française. Since 1991, he has co-directed the Revue d'histoire diplomatique, and since 1996, the Histoires collection of Bruylant Editors.
Vaïsse sits on the administration council of Liberté pour l'histoire.
Vaïsse is the father of Justin Vaïsse
Justin Vaïsse
Justin Vaïsse is a French historian. He specialises in International relations, notably French and US politics and foreign policy; neoconservatism; integration ofIslam in Europe; and transatlantic relations. - Biography :...
, who also is a preeminent historian.
Honours
- Knight of the legion of Honour (1994)
- Officer of the Ordre national du MériteOrdre National du MériteThe Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
(2000) - Doctor honoris causa from Oradea University (RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 2002) - Prize of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques for Diplomatie et outil militaire, 1992
- Prize of the Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceThe Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
for Sécurité d'abord, 1981 - Membre of the Franco-British Council
Foreign policy manuals
- Diplomatie et outil militaire (1871–1991), Éditions du SeuilÉditions du SeuilÉditions du Seuil is a French publishing house created in 1935, currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The seuil is the whole excitement of parting and arriving...
, Paris, 1992 - Les Relations internationales depuis 1945, Armand ColinArmand ColinArmand Colin is a historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education...
, Paris, 10e édition, 2005
Other works
- Sécurité d’abord. La politique française en matière de désarmement (9 décembre 1930 – 17 avril 1934), Pédone, Paris, 1981
- Alger, le putsch (1961), Complexe, Bruxelles, 1983
- Ardenne 1940, Veyrier, Paris, 1991
- L’Europe et la Crise de Cuba, Armand ColinArmand ColinArmand Colin is a historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education...
, Paris, 1993 - Le Pacifisme en Europe des années 1920 aux années 1950, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 1993
- La France et l’Atome. Études d’histoire nucléaire, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 1994
- La Politique spatiale de la France dans le contexte international, Édition des Archives contemporaines, Paris, 1997
- La France et l’Opération de Suez de 1956. Actes d’une table ronde, ADDIM, Paris, 1997
- Aux armes citoyens ! Conscription et armée de métier, des Grecs à nos jours, Armand Colin, Paris, 1998
- « Il n’est point de secrets que le temps ne révèle. » Études sur l’histoire du renseignement, Lavauzelle, Panazol, 1998
- La Grandeur. Politique étrangère du général de Gaulle (1958–1969), Fayard, Paris, 1998
- Vers la paix en Algérie. Les négociations d’Évian dans les archives diplomatiques françaises, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2003
- La Paix au XXe siècle, Paris, Belin, 2004
- La Puissance ou l'Influence ?, Paris, Fayard, 2009
Other works, as co-author
- Lexique historique des États-Unis au XXe siècle, avec Denise Artaud, Paris, Armand ColinArmand ColinArmand Colin is a historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education...
, 1978 - La Champagne et ses administrations à travers le temps, La Manufacture, Paris, 1990
- L’Énergie nucléaire en Europe des origines à Euratom. Actes des journées d’études de Louvain-la-Neuve des 18 et 19 November 1991, Lang, Berne, 1994
- Diplomatie et outil militaire (1871–1991), avec Jean Doise, Éditions du SeuilÉditions du SeuilÉditions du Seuil is a French publishing house created in 1935, currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The seuil is the whole excitement of parting and arriving...
, Paris, 1992 - 8 mai 1945 : la victoire en Europe. Actes du colloque international de Reims, 1985, Complexe, Bruxelles, 1994
- Dictionnaire des relations internationales au XXe siècle, avec Colette Barbier, Armand ColinArmand ColinArmand Colin is a historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education...
, Paris, 2000 - Militaires et guérilla dans la guerre d’Algérie, avec Jean-Charles Jauffret, Complexe, Bruxelles, 2001
- Armement et Ve République (fin des années 1950 – fin des années 1960), Centre national de la recherche scientifiqueCentre national de la recherche scientifiqueThe National Center of Scientific Research is the largest governmental research organization in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe....
, Paris, 2002 - La Guerre au XXe siècle, avec Jean-Louis Dufour, HachetteHachette Livre-France:*Calmann-Lévy*Deux Coqs d'Or*Disney Hachette Edition*EDICEF*Editions 1*Editions du Chêne**E.P.A*Éditions Dunod*Editions Foucher*Editions Stock*Fayard**Editions Mille et Une Nuits**Editions Mazarine**Pauvert*Gautier-Languereau*Grasset...
, Paris, 2e édition, 2003 - La Guerre du Viet-Nam et l’Europe (1963–1973), avec Christopher Goscha, Bruylant, Paris, 2003
- L’Europe et la Crise de Cuba (colloque), avec Charles Cogan, Armand ColinArmand ColinArmand Colin is a historically important French publishing house created in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It quickly became the principal publisher in the world of education, including higher education, with works for students and faculty in the human sciences, economics and education...
, Paris, 2003 - L’Entente cordiale de Fachoda à la Grande Guerre. Dans les archives du Quai d’Orsay, Complexe, Bruxelles, 2004
- Histoire de la diplomatie française, avec Jean-Claude Allain, Françoise Autrand, Lucien Bély, Philippe ContaminePhilippe ContaminePhilippe Contamine, born 7 May 1932 in Metz, is a French historian of the Middle Ages who specialises in military history and the history of the nobility....
, Pierre Guillen, Thierry Lentz, Georges-Henri Soutou, Laurent Theis, 2005 - Dictionnaire des ministres des Affaires étrangères, co-direction avec Lucien Bély, Laurent Theis, Georges-Henri Soutou, préface de Michel BarnierMichel BarnierMichel Barnier is a French politician of the Union for a Popular Movement and Vice President of the European People's Party . He is the current European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services...
, Fayard, Paris, 2005 - De Gaulle et la Russie, avec Philippe Oulmont et Létizia de Linarès, Centre national de la recherche scientifiqueCentre national de la recherche scientifiqueThe National Center of Scientific Research is the largest governmental research organization in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe....
, Paris, 2006 - Mai 68 vu de l'étranger : les événements dans les archives diplomatiques françaises, avec Colette Barbier, Victor Cassé, Thérèse Charmasson, Editions CNRS, Paris, 2008