Bringing the ecological and the social together

Sciences Po, May 9, 2025
C210 - Salle du LIEPP

Workshop co-hosted by the LIEPP research groups on socio-fiscal policies and environmental policies, with the support of the SET initiative.

Contact : environnement.liepp@sciencespo.fr

Abstract

This workshop aims to bring together contributions that interrogate the complex interconnections between social and environmental policies. As environmental sciences increasingly incorporate concerns about redistribution and inequalities, welfare research is more and more highlighting the new social risk that originates from the ecological crisis and the green transition. In this context, concepts like just transition, sufficiency, postgrowth and eco-social policies are gaining prominence. Yet the way in which social and environmental policies interact within different institutional contexts across levels of governance remains underexplored. Following presentations from across different disciplines, this workshop will provide a space to discuss ongoing research projects and examine the opportunities and challenges of bringing the ecological and the social together in public policy research.

Coordination

Paolo Graziano (Université de Padoue), Charlotte Halpern (CEE, LIEPP), Matteo Mandelli (CEE, LIEPP)

Programme

9.00 am | Welcome, Paolo Graziano, Charlotte Halpern, Matteo Mandelli 

9.15-10h45 |  Public policies to address eco-social risks 
Chair : Paolo Graziano 

• Bruno Palier and Matteo Mandelli, Sciences Po, CEE
  Mapping the policies addressing the social risks of the green transition in different European countries
   
• Katharina Zimmermann, University of Hamburg 
  From Floods to Status Stranding. The Dual Burden of Loss in the Climate Crisis
   
• Anne Laure Beaussier, Sciences Po, CSO
  Protecting against social-ecological risks in Europe: a comparative perspective on environmental risk protection policies 

10.45-11.00 | Break 

11.00-13.00 | Sufficiency and degrowth 
Chair : Charlotte Halpern

• Eloi Laurent (Sciences Po, OFCE)
  Sufficiency as a confluence for post-growth streams
   
• Manisha Anantharaman (Sciences Po, CSO)
  Spatializing sufficiency in urban contexts: lessons from Asia
   
• Clément Carbonnier (Université Paris 8, Vincennes-Saint Denis & LIEPP)
  Dynamics of sub-national differences in the cost of living in France, 2008 – 2019
   
• Camille Salesse, University of Montpellier, Center for Environmental Economics
  Who suffers the heat ? Partial adaptation and persistent inequalities in France

13.00-14.15 | Lunch 

14.15-15.45 | Eco-social public policy making in a multi-level governance context
Chair : Matteo Mandelli 

• Charlotte Halpern, Roberto Rodriguez, Sciences Po, LIEPP
  Claiming ownership over climate adaptation : What do cities do as part of their climate adaptation strategies ? Findings from two French cities
   
• Paolo Graziano, Ekaterina Domorenok, University of Padova, and Katharina Zimmermann, University of Hamburg 
  Mapping and Measuring National Climate and Energy Plans in the EU: Preliminary Findings
   
• Byeoungsun Ahn and Yuri Kazepov, University of Vienna
  Design challenges of participatory budgeting for climate mitigation measures

15.45-16.30 | Collective discussion 

16.30 | End of workshop