Ethnographing Access to Rights in the Anthropocene

Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: SJES005 (Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences (JES))
WG01 Sociology of Local-Global Relations (host committee)
RC09 Social Transformations and Sociology of Development
RC12 Sociology of Law
RC19 Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy
RC33 Logic and Methodology in Sociology
RC48 Social Movements, Collective Actions and Social Change

Language: English and French

In the face of the global challenges posed by the Anthropocene, we are witnessing a crisis in national and international legislation, characterized both by the creation of new rights and the friction caused by the transfer of sovereignty from States to international jurisprudence, or, on the contrary, by their rigidity in applying international law. Against this backdrop, individuals and social groups on the fringes of the legislative arena are mobilizing various ethical, normative and legal frames of reference to assert their rights at local level. How do they secure their access to resources (social, political, environmental)? What are the effects of these multiple frames of reference on the production of rights? On collective mobilization, living together and citizenship?

This panel session aims to welcome contributions that take an empirical and qualitative approach to access to rights from a sociological perspective. The focus will be on contexts of legal pluralism, such as the coexistence of national and customary law in post-colonial areas, or of international law and national legislation. The methodological approaches may be applied in different ways, for example in the form of 'judicial ethnographies' analyzing interactional situations between justice professionals and litigants, or from the perspective of 'ethnographies of law', paying attention to the paths and ordinary social practices through which individuals and groups produce their rights, and litigate their cases.

Contributions may fall under one of the panel's two headings: 1/"working for rights and securing access to resources"; 2/"seeking redress in the Anthropocene: the judicialization of causes".

Session Organizers:
Lauriane DOS SANTOS, Université de la Polynésie française, French Polynesia and Leila DRIF, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme du Pacifique UAR 2503 CNRS | University of french Polynesia, French Polynesia
Co-Chair:
Benoit EYRAUD, Université de Lyon CNRS, France
Oral Presentations
Les Principes Du Droit De Service Public De l’Eau Vus d’En Bas. Un Retour Réflexif Sur Une Enquête Ethnographique à Bukavu (R.D. Congo)
Mideso NARCISSE BARAKA, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Common, Political Marginalization and Water Conflicts for Survival in a Moroccan Oasis
Fouzia BORJ MAROC, Université Hassan II, Morocco
Sécuriser l’Accès Au Foncier : Sortie d’Indivision Des Terres Et Production Sociale De La Propriété En Polynésie Française
Lauriane DOS SANTOS, Université de la Polynésie française, French Polynesia
LES Peuples Autochtones Forestiers DU Cameroun Face a L’Exploitation DES Ressources Naturelles : ENTRE Vulnerabilite Socio-Culturelle ET Vulnerabilite Juridique
Guessele IRÈNE ORNÉLA, Cameroon
Questionnements Sur Les Mécanismes De Réinstallation Des Réfugiés Depuis Un Pays Tiers – Le Cas Du Québec
Idrac MICKAEL, Belgium
« Step By Step » : De l’Endurance Pour Comprendre Les Procédures De Demande d’Asile (France)
Naoual MAHROUG, France
Sans Statut, Sans Droits ? Construire Un Droit International De La Reconnaissance Pour Le Sud Global
Leila DRIF, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme du Pacifique UAR 2503 CNRS | University of french Polynesia, French Polynesia
(Re)Formuler Ses Droits Dans l’Exil : Le Cas Des Réfugiés Syriens Dans Le Grand Beyrouth
Chérif-Alami ANIS, Morocco
Reintroducing the Vulnerability of Asylum Seekers into the Examination of Their Asylum Application. an Ethnography of the Legal Work Carried out By Volunteers in an Association Involved in the Reception and Legal Assistance of Migrants
Lynda SIFER-RIVIÈRE, SESSTIM, AMU, UR EST, France
Légalité, Conscience Du Droit Et Accès Au Logement Des Habitants Des Bidonvilles Au Maroc
Jaouad AGUDAL, Hassan First University of Settat, School of Languages, Arts and Human Sciences, Morocco
(Re)Construction Sociale De La Citoyenneté à Partir De La Ville : Une Étude Sociojuridique Quant Au Potentiel Émancipateur De La Régénération Urbaine
Nathalie NUNES, Centre for Social Studies / University of Coimbra, Brazil
Réclamer Justice, Réparer Le Péyi. Mobilisations Antillaises Et Usages Militants Du Droit Face Au Scandale Du Chlordécone De La Martinique à l’Île-De-France.
Justine BANEGAS, France
“La Producción Social De La Categoría "Víctima" En Programas Estatales De Reparación Destinados a Gestionar Las Consecuencias De La Violencia, Ocurrida En Ecuador Entre Los Años 1983-2008”.
Andrés AGUIRRE JARAMILLO, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador
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