Transition in tension. Controversies and tensions around ecological transitions

Face-to-face and online conference

16 and 17 December 2021

Thomas More Building, Place Montesquieu, 2

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

main room: MORE 52 - other rooms for parallel sessions: MORE 70, 71.

See the tab on the left for the final programme.

The conference is free of charge. Registration, via this website, is possible now only for remote attendance until Wednesday 15 December 2021 (registration for face-to-face attendance is closed). Links to follow the conference remotely (Teams platform) will be communicated to registrants before the conference (if you do not have them, please write to andrea.catellani@uclouvain.be).

For any questions: transition2021@sciencesconf.org

This conference aims to examine the discourses and communication phenomena related to ecological and energy transitions - we explicitly use the plural to indicate the complexity of the subject matter. The polemical dimension of the communication surrounding the transitions - controversies, polemics, discussions, debates - and which mobilises verbal language and all other types of semiotic devices (notably images, both still and moving), is in particular the focus of attention.

We want to involve researchers who analyse these phenomena with scientific tools from the humanities and social sciences. Our focus is primarily on the information and communication sciences, but we also pay special attention to interdisciplinary projects or projects at the border between different disciplines.

Keynote speakers:

Edwin Zaccai (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Francis Chateauraynaud (EHESS, Paris)

Markku Lehtonen (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain).

The conference will take place in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in the premises of the Catholic University of Louvain, Collège Thomas More (Place Montesquieu 2), on 16 and 17 December 2021.

Information on Louvain-la-Neuve : Office du tourisme Inforville — Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve (tourisme-olln.be)

Accomodation in Louvain-la-Neuve : Hébergements — Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve (tourisme-olln.be)

Acces to Louvain-la-Neuve : Accès et parkings — Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve (tourisme-olln.be)

For all questions: andrea.catellani@uclouvain.be, gregoire.lits@uclouvain.be

A scientific publication is planned, following the conference.