The first session of our seminar has been postponed.
Over the past few weeks, a large-scale social movement led by high school students has been growing in France, with students protesting against budget cuts and the deterioration of public education (overcrowded classes, staff shortages, unhealthy and unsafe buildings and increasingly selective access to higher education). The demonstrations have been met with violent repression, and several teenagers have sustained serious injuries at the hands of the police in recent days. On 6 October, a national strike day, trade unions are calling on people to join and support this movement and the high school students at the forefront of it.
French public universities are facing similar difficulties, as public education services continue to deteriorate. We therefore stand in solidarity with this movement and denounce the violent repression currently taking place.
In solidarity, we have therefore decided to postpone the first session of our seminar. We will let you know very soon about the new date for Stuart Kirsch's presentation.
Hybrid seminar 2026–2027
A monthly hybrid seminar — online and in person at Campus Condorcet (Paris-Aubervilliers) — running across the 2026–2027 academic year.
All sessions run from 5:00 to 6:30 PM (Paris time, GMT+1).
Sessions are open. To attend and receive the connection link, please register below. You can also join the mailing list.
Opening session — Stuart Kirsch (postponed)
Programme
Session 1 · Postponed — new date to be announced (originally 6 October 2026)
Stuart Kirsch
Roy A. Rappaport Collegiate Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Open Futures: Anthropology of the Postcarbon Transition
Session 2 · 10 November 2026
Gabrielle Bouleau
Leading Researcher at INRAE, LISIS
Generating public data through the market. The case of natural water monitoring.
Session 3 · 8 December 2026
Bruno Milanez & Caio Pompéia
Bruno Milanez: Associate Professor, University of Juiz de Fora — Caio Pompéia: Professor, University of São Paulo
Environmental trade-offs, food systems and mining politics in Brazil
Session 4 · 25 January 2027
Carlos Milani
Full Professor of International Relations, Institute for Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ), Rio de Janeiro State University; Director of the Interdisciplinary Observatory on Climate Change (OIMC)
The Global Politics of Climate Obstruction
Session 5 · 9 February 2027
Stéphanie Barral
Senior Researcher at INRAE, LISIS
Investigating the greening of the economy
Session 6 · 9 March 2027
Béatrice Cointe
CSI-i3 / Mines Paris-PSL
COFFEE & BLUES: how Brazil got on the map of global climate mitigation models
Session 7 · 13 April 2027
Marie Forget
Professor at Université Savoie Mont Blanc, EDYTEM CNRS2
Environmental trade-offs in Andean lithium value chains: water, energy and nature in the name of the green transition
Session 8 · 11 May 2027
Antoine Roger
Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Bordeaux / Centre Émile Durkheim
Unpacking the Depoliticization of Climate Change: Insights from the Shipping Industry
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