Climate change is disrupting our societies, giving rise to new forms of commitment, unprecedented questions about our collective responsibilities, and sometimes long-discussed technological solutions.
How can we act quickly without abandoning democratic principles ? Can we innovate while respecting ecological balances ? Should we face up to the reality of climate change at the risk of discouraging action ? These are the questions of our time. We wanted to create a space for discussion between disciplines to better understand them.
Today's environmental activism is redrawing the boundaries between what is authorized and what is not, between pessimism and mobilization. This first conference looks at new ways of campaigning for the climate. Where do we place the cursor between ecological urgency and respect for democratic rules ? What is the moral and legal basis for these movements ? How do fear of the future, climate anxiety and hope influence citizens' commitment ?
This discussion, to be led by student journalists, will draw on insights from the sociology of social movements, environmental law and the study of climate policy. The guest speakers are Sylvaine Bulle, political sociologist, specialist in political violence and conflict, and researcher at the EHESS, Aurélien Bouayad, lecturer at the Sciences Po Law School and research and lecturer in law and environmental justice at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, and Alice Canabate, sociologist specializing in environmental issues, lecturer at Paris Descartes.
Marc Fontecave, professor at the Collège de France, will be the patron of this first session and will open the discussions.
