I hold a Ph.D. in political science from ULB and work as a postdoctoral researcher supported by F.R.S.-FNRS. I've researched China's environmental governance, resulting in the book "China's Green Consensus" (2022). My current research focuses on the impact of green nationalism on Southeast Asian geopolitics. Address: Université libre de Bruxelles Avenue Jeanne 44, CP124, S.10.230 1050 Bruxelles
No seu livro Chloe Froissart combina uma analise de politicas publicas com uma abordagem a sociol... more No seu livro Chloe Froissart combina uma analise de politicas publicas com uma abordagem a sociologia politica de forma a mostrar como a evolucao do papel dos migrantes na sociedade redefine os contornos de nacionalidade chinesa, sem no entanto por em causa os seus principios. Com base em cinco anos de estudos de campo, a autora oferece uma nova luz sobre como o partido se adaptou a migracao interior.
This paper examines the concept of green nationalism in the authoritarian context of China, where... more This paper examines the concept of green nationalism in the authoritarian context of China, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted the rhetoric of ecological civilization as a means of promoting environmental protection and securing global legitimacy. The authors argue that the CCP's performance legitimacy is closely linked to its ability to address environmental concerns in the context of climate change, and that the development of green nationalism is a rational choice for leaders seeking to maintain this legitimacy. However, the authors also highlight the role of actors such as social entrepreneurs, academics, and environmental NGOs in promoting green nationalism from the bottom-up. Using constructivist political theory, the paper explores how the intersection of different green narratives at various levels can be used to rethink the nation and make claims to legitimacy. Overall, the paper contributes to theory-building by providing a framework for understanding the complex relationship between environmental protection, nationalism, and authoritarian politics in China.
The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the actor-network theory can provide new ... more The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the actor-network theory can provide new insights into the dynamics of environmental social movements in China. This paper investigates, as a case study, the movement against the Tiger Leaping Gorge dam that successfully lobbied the Yunnan provincial government and compelled it to cancel the construction. The development, strategies and motivations of the protagonists of the movement are explored, as well as the creation and the expansion of their innovation process. More specifically, this paper focuses on how an environmental activist, in an authoritarian context, managed to initiate an environmental movement to protect his homeland from damming. This study shows how the activist identified relevant actors and enrolled them to form a network of common interest. It also demonstrates how environmental activism can empower citizens at a local level.
This paper examines the promotion of solid waste management in Shanghai’s urban communities and h... more This paper examines the promotion of solid waste management in Shanghai’s urban communities and how it is helping to materialise new forms of environmental citizenship. The focus is on the Shanghai Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sorting plan, which came into effect on July 1, 2019. Based on observations from ethnographic work conducted in Shanghai between 2016 and 2018, the paper argues that waste initiatives have become a key element in shaping green structures of community organisation and creating new meanings for the role of individual citizens. Using waste management as a case study, the following chapter assesses government’s efforts to encourage citizens to develop self-responsibility. This paper argues that waste sorting practices are based on beliefs, arguments, desires, and policies that promote a specific type of “green” and “good” citizenship. Thus, MSW initiatives frame specific forms of public advocacy and civic participation based on discourses of shared responsibility (ren ren you ze 人人有责), which on the one hand help to remedy a loss of accountability caused by authoritarian forms of urban governance, and on the other hand serve to delegitimate and disperse confrontational attitudes towards the state. In particular, the paper highlights that waste management provides a useful lens to study how MSW narratives affect a variety of governmentalities that intersect with party-building, community-building, and collective action. The central claim of this paper is, therefore, that the analysis of waste is useful for exploring new ways of dealing with perceived moral responsibility of individuals in post-reform urban China and for discerning efforts to employ new forms of collective action.
"A China e seus migrantes: a conquista de uma cidadania", oferece ao leitor um estudo detalhado d... more "A China e seus migrantes: a conquista de uma cidadania", oferece ao leitor um estudo detalhado de uma das reformas capitais da China contemporânea: a lenta ascensão à cidadania de centenas de milhões de trabalhadores migrantes (mingong) vindos do campo para garantir uma mão de obra competitiva e favorável ao crescimento económico. O livro de Froisssart é o culminar de um meticuloso trabalho sobre as peculiaridades dos migrantes e o funcionamento da cidadania no sistema político chinês, em particular na cidade de Chengdu (Sichuan).
The argument goes that, as living standards rise, the demand for better environmental management ... more The argument goes that, as living standards rise, the demand for better environmental management increases and a liberal political system is best placed to deal with such issues. In contrast to the dominant discussions of environmentalism, which concentrates on the relationship between democracy and environmentalism, this thesis suggests that environmental protection can become a playground for authoritarian regimes to pursue ulterior motives and goals. Using the concept of environmental authoritarianism, the following research assesses the resilience capacity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) despite the gravity of its environmental crisis and mounting citizen grievances. An ethnographic methodology composed of different methods is employed to undertake the investigation including participant observation, field notes, interviews and document analysis. The implementation of cooperation and legitimation strategies are investigated at an urban city level in the field of environment...
No seu livro Chloe Froissart combina uma analise de politicas publicas com uma abordagem a sociol... more No seu livro Chloe Froissart combina uma analise de politicas publicas com uma abordagem a sociologia politica de forma a mostrar como a evolucao do papel dos migrantes na sociedade redefine os contornos de nacionalidade chinesa, sem no entanto por em causa os seus principios. Com base em cinco anos de estudos de campo, a autora oferece uma nova luz sobre como o partido se adaptou a migracao interior.
This paper examines the concept of green nationalism in the authoritarian context of China, where... more This paper examines the concept of green nationalism in the authoritarian context of China, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted the rhetoric of ecological civilization as a means of promoting environmental protection and securing global legitimacy. The authors argue that the CCP's performance legitimacy is closely linked to its ability to address environmental concerns in the context of climate change, and that the development of green nationalism is a rational choice for leaders seeking to maintain this legitimacy. However, the authors also highlight the role of actors such as social entrepreneurs, academics, and environmental NGOs in promoting green nationalism from the bottom-up. Using constructivist political theory, the paper explores how the intersection of different green narratives at various levels can be used to rethink the nation and make claims to legitimacy. Overall, the paper contributes to theory-building by providing a framework for understanding the complex relationship between environmental protection, nationalism, and authoritarian politics in China.
The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the actor-network theory can provide new ... more The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the actor-network theory can provide new insights into the dynamics of environmental social movements in China. This paper investigates, as a case study, the movement against the Tiger Leaping Gorge dam that successfully lobbied the Yunnan provincial government and compelled it to cancel the construction. The development, strategies and motivations of the protagonists of the movement are explored, as well as the creation and the expansion of their innovation process. More specifically, this paper focuses on how an environmental activist, in an authoritarian context, managed to initiate an environmental movement to protect his homeland from damming. This study shows how the activist identified relevant actors and enrolled them to form a network of common interest. It also demonstrates how environmental activism can empower citizens at a local level.
This paper examines the promotion of solid waste management in Shanghai’s urban communities and h... more This paper examines the promotion of solid waste management in Shanghai’s urban communities and how it is helping to materialise new forms of environmental citizenship. The focus is on the Shanghai Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sorting plan, which came into effect on July 1, 2019. Based on observations from ethnographic work conducted in Shanghai between 2016 and 2018, the paper argues that waste initiatives have become a key element in shaping green structures of community organisation and creating new meanings for the role of individual citizens. Using waste management as a case study, the following chapter assesses government’s efforts to encourage citizens to develop self-responsibility. This paper argues that waste sorting practices are based on beliefs, arguments, desires, and policies that promote a specific type of “green” and “good” citizenship. Thus, MSW initiatives frame specific forms of public advocacy and civic participation based on discourses of shared responsibility (ren ren you ze 人人有责), which on the one hand help to remedy a loss of accountability caused by authoritarian forms of urban governance, and on the other hand serve to delegitimate and disperse confrontational attitudes towards the state. In particular, the paper highlights that waste management provides a useful lens to study how MSW narratives affect a variety of governmentalities that intersect with party-building, community-building, and collective action. The central claim of this paper is, therefore, that the analysis of waste is useful for exploring new ways of dealing with perceived moral responsibility of individuals in post-reform urban China and for discerning efforts to employ new forms of collective action.
"A China e seus migrantes: a conquista de uma cidadania", oferece ao leitor um estudo detalhado d... more "A China e seus migrantes: a conquista de uma cidadania", oferece ao leitor um estudo detalhado de uma das reformas capitais da China contemporânea: a lenta ascensão à cidadania de centenas de milhões de trabalhadores migrantes (mingong) vindos do campo para garantir uma mão de obra competitiva e favorável ao crescimento económico. O livro de Froisssart é o culminar de um meticuloso trabalho sobre as peculiaridades dos migrantes e o funcionamento da cidadania no sistema político chinês, em particular na cidade de Chengdu (Sichuan).
The argument goes that, as living standards rise, the demand for better environmental management ... more The argument goes that, as living standards rise, the demand for better environmental management increases and a liberal political system is best placed to deal with such issues. In contrast to the dominant discussions of environmentalism, which concentrates on the relationship between democracy and environmentalism, this thesis suggests that environmental protection can become a playground for authoritarian regimes to pursue ulterior motives and goals. Using the concept of environmental authoritarianism, the following research assesses the resilience capacity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) despite the gravity of its environmental crisis and mounting citizen grievances. An ethnographic methodology composed of different methods is employed to undertake the investigation including participant observation, field notes, interviews and document analysis. The implementation of cooperation and legitimation strategies are investigated at an urban city level in the field of environment...
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