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Valentin Maldera-Soudan

PhD Candidate

Centre for the Sociology of Organisations (CSO)

Research Interest(s): Science and Technology Studies (STS), political sociology of science, sociology of activism

Discipline(s): Sociology

Research Group(s): Work, Employment and Professions, Law, Norms and Regulation, Knowledge, Science and Expertise Program

Biography

Using a predominantly qualitative methodology, Valentin Maldera-Soudan intend to study the interactions between the scientific and activist dimensions of the trajectories and practices of researchers committed to the ecological cause. The aim will be to understand the variety of forms of engagement among scientists, their resonance in their epistemic cultures, and their implications in the scientific field and beyond.

Thesis topic

From institutional activism to environmental activism? Scientific practices and forms of engagement among Scientifiques en Rébellion