@ARTICLE{Brzezińska_Anna_Besieged_2021, author={Brzezińska, Anna and Falkowski, Tomasz and Kowalewski Jahromi, Piotr and Kula, Artur and Kuligowska, Aleksandra and Muchowski, Jakub and Nowak, Katarzyna and Stasiak, Marcin and Tatarenko, Agata and Wiśniewski, Tomasz}, volume={tom 51}, pages={313-323}, journal={Historyka Studia Metodologiczne}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Polska Akademia Nauk Oddział PAN w Krakowie}, publisher={Instytut Historii Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego}, abstract={The article is a commentary on the Code of Ethics of the Polish Historical Association published in March 2021. In the first part of the article, we critically discuss the Code using the metaphor of a “besieged fortress” and the categories of hierarchy and truth. In our view, by taking a defensive position, reproducing hierarchical relations within the community of historians and in relation to the public, and by placing the category of truth at the centre of the principles of the discipline, the authors of the Code do not respond to the contemporary challenges facing history. In the second part, we postulate the rebuilding of the Code on the basis of the categories of dialogue, polyphony and democracy, and we propose a number of amendments to its content.}, type={Dyskuje, polemiki / Discussion}, title={Besieged fortress – truth – hierarchy. On the Code of Ethics by the Polish Historical Society}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/121540/PDF/2021-HSRK-17-Brzezinska-etal.pdf}, doi={10.24425/hsm.2021.138377}, keywords={Ethical Code of Polish Historical Society, public history, history as a discipline, community of historians}, }