Mody Diaw

His research focuses on inequalities in exposure to environmental and health risks amongst workers in the extractive and processing industries in Guinea, Senegal and France. He also analyses the actions taken by local communities in response to the impact of these activities on their living conditions and livelihoods. His thesis, supervised by Valérie [Surname to be confirmed], is entitled ‘From Boké to Gardanne: the experience of bauxite workers through the lens of environmental justice’. He also holds two Master’s degrees in sociology: the first on land-use conflicts in Réunion National Park (2017), and the second on environmental justice campaigns and issues relating to phosphate mining in Senegal (2018). He taught for three years at the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Bordeaux and, for the 2025–2026 academic year, he is also teaching a course on the sociology of political identities at Sciences Po.

Furthermore, he co-coordinates the Francophone Environmental Justice Network (EJJE) – https://justiceenvironnementale.inrae.fr/ and the Young Researchers’ Network on Work and Health (RJCTS) – https://rjctsblog.wordpress.com/