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Adam Contu
PhD Candidate
Center for International Studies (CERI)
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Research Interest(s): International environmental governance, Global environmental commons, Seabed
Discipline(s): Political Science
Subdiscipline(s): International Relations
Research Group(s): International order, foreign policy, diplomacy, Environmental risks and planetary limits, Global economy, capitalism, extraction
Geographical Area(s): Global realm , Seas and Oceans
Language(s): French, English
Biography
Adam Contu holds a Master's degree in Ecological Transitions from Sciences Po Grenoble and is currently pursuing a PhD in political science at CERI, specializing in international relations, under the supervision of Carola Kloëck and Mélanie Albaret. His thesis focuses on the governance of deep-sea mining beyond national jurisdictions. It focuses in particular on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between states that want to ban this exploitation and those that wish to exploit the raw materials available and likely to meet the needs of the energy transition. He also questions how the environmental issue is (re)configuring, or not, the balance of power and diplomatic practices within these globalized spaces.
Thesis topic
Gouverner les communs globaux environnementaux : les fonds marins, un "patrimoine" ou "commun" de l'humanité ?, supervised by Carola Kloeck & Mélanie Albaret
Teaching
• Cours Magistral de Science Politique, DU Classe Talents des Finances Publiques 2ème année (Master, Université Clermont Auvergne)
• Chargé de TD, Actualités économiques et sociales (Licence 1, Université Clermont Auvergne - Ecole de droit)
• Chargé de TD, Introduction à l'économie (Licence 1, Université Clermont Auvergne - UFR Langues, Cultures et Communication)
publications
CONTU Adam, 2024. Mémoire de recherche - Gouverner les communs globaux environnementaux : état de l’art sur une lecture internationaliste de la théorie des communs d’Elinor Ostrom.
EYL-MAZZEGA Marc-Antoine, GHERASIM Diana-Paula, VANNIER Clémentine, CONTU Adam, étude de l’IFRI : « Comment gagner le pari industriel de la mobilité électrique ? ». Centre Énergie & Climat de l’Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI), novembre 2023.
