EJJE network (Environmental Justice | Justice Environnementale)

EJJE network:

Envrionmental Justice | Justice Environnementale

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Environmental justice (EJ) is a field of primarily social sciences and a framework for collective action, which emerged jointly in the 1980s, building on the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, with the aim of combating environmental injustices that disproportionately affect poor and racialised minorities in the places where they live and work (Bullard, 1990; Taylor, 2000…). However, EJ had also emerged much earlier in the Global South, under different terms, as part of local struggles against mining and, more broadly, against the appropriation and overexploitation of resources by states and international corporations (Martinez-Alier, 1991…).

event 29 October 2026 en ligne

2026–2027 Seminar Series: ‘Environmental Justice and Waste’ – Session 2: ‘Waste and Environmental Justice: labour, narratives and social metabolism.’

The EJJE_2026 seminar series, dedicated to environmental justice issues relating to waste, continues on Thursday 29 October at 2.00 pm Paris time. We will be welcoming Elena Pease, Lucas Onan, Stéphanie Gauthier and Apple Ariola to present a paper based on their PhD research, entitled: ‘Waste and Environmental Justice: labour, narratives and social metabolism.’ The discussion will be held in French and English. The link to join: https://univ-reunion-fr.zoom.us/j/4165579533?pwd=YXVRMENTdy80SXcxRERGYmpCWmw5dz09 We look forward to seeing you there, Marie Thiann Bo Morel, Manisha Anantharaman and Brendan Coolsaet on behalf of the EJJE organising committee (https://justiceenvironnementale.inrae.fr/)
event 24 September 2026 online

2026–2027 Seminar Series: ‘Environmental Justice and Waste’ – Session 1 – Maxence MAUTRAY

The 2026–2027 seminar programme will focus on the theme: ‘Environmental justice and waste’. The first session will take place on Thursday 24 September at 2.00 pm, via video conference.

Launch of an online questionnaire survey, starting on 6 June 2025, to provide a sociological profile of social-ecological groups and contribute to the discussions within these groups.

Seminars

event 29 October 2023 Virtual, https://youtu.be/_a2t7tmFdnM

Can you be a citizen in a mining town: the case of Malartic, Abitibi

On 12 January 2023, we had the pleasure of hearing Geneviève Brisson (jurist-anthropologist, Department of Societies, Territories and Development, Université du Québec à Rimouski) give a talk entitled "Can you be a citizen in a mining town: the case of Malartic, Abitibi".
event 29 October 2023 Virtual, https://youtu.be/lyZT7BYiqNI

Between declinism and indigenism. Réunion National Park and the challenge of environmental inequalities

On 10 November 2022, we welcomed Bruno Bouet (sociologist, ETTIS-INRAE and member of the EJJE network organising committee) for a presentation and discussion of his book published by L'Harmattan: "Entre déclinisme et autochtonie. Le Parc national de la Réunion au défi des inégalités environnementales".
event 29 October 2023 Virtual, https://youtu.be/-GF2GL_flbA

Social, environmental and climate justice: what conceptions of justice within the Citizens' Climate Convention?

On 06 October 2022, we had the pleasure of hearing Laurence Granchamp (sociologist, University of Strasbourg) and Nathalie Blanc (geographer, CNRS-Université Paris Cité) speak on "Social, environmental and climate justice: what conceptions of justice within the Citizens' Climate Convention? The discussion was moderated by Renda Belmallen, a member of the EJJE network's organising committee.
event 29 October 2023 Virtual

Intersectional inequalities in exposure to pollution and living environments

On 12 May 2022, we had the pleasure of welcoming Lucie Laurian (IOWA - School of Planning and Public Affairs): Inégalités intersectionnelles d'exposition aux pollutions et lieux de vie (working title).
event 29 October 2023 Virtual, https://youtu.be/5xxww7QQL1M

What justice in the study of the commons? Literature review and perspectives

On Thursday 31 March 2022 we welcomed Floriane Clément (INRAE-Toulouse). Her presentation, entitled "What justice in the study of the commons? Literature review and perspectives" was discussed by Bruno Bouet.