This week, Pierre Nachet, PhD Candidate at Université Laval is answering our questions.
Subject of my thesis :
I study social movements, and more specifically for my thesis, social movement coalitions between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous environmentalists over mining activities in Canada.
Why this subject is interesting to me and to the community:
I seek to understand how different groups can come together to promote environmental and social justice. If such an endeavour is more challenging than it appears, I strongly believe that the extensive and violent predation of the capitalist system on human rights and the environment will require human communities to build bridges between them.
What the network brought you as a researcher:
The network gives me the incredible opportunity to go on the field, meet other researchers, collaborate with them and allows me to attend high level scientific events.
What is your most recent publication or communication:
Nachet, P. "Extractive Resistances - Indigenous and Environmental Coalitions Against Mining in Canada and Sweden," 18th Annual Colloquium of the Inter-University Centre for Indigenous Studies and Research (CIERA), April 29, 2020, online.
Favorite book/article related to my thesis topic:
“Environmental Activism on the Ground: Small Green and Indigenous Organizing” – edited by Jonathan Clapperton and Liza Piper.