Research theme

We are studying the role of science and technology, particularly information technology, in global, geopolitical and climatic dynamics.

On the one hand, science and technology are tools for mediating between human societies and their environments, which gives them particular importance in any policy designed to manage the needs of individuals while respecting the resources of both local and global environments.

On the other hand, digital technologies are major transformative forces in contemporary societies, likely to upset lifestyles, the law, balances of power and might, as well as the preservation or destruction of ecosystems.

We study the multidimensional transformative effects of science and technology in the Anthropocene, drawing on knowledge of computer science, physics and biology, as well as methods from the social sciences (history, sociology, law, philosophy).

Research directions

• How digital platforms can be factors of geopolitical influence in a warming world
• What are the properties of sustainable digital technologies?
• What are the properties of sustainable sciences?
• How do the sciences contribute to the construction of societies’ projections into the future and help anticipation?