Land and Power in Scotland: History, Law and the Environment
26-27 juin 2025
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, salle des Conseils - Paris (France)
The aim of this international and pluri-disciplinary two-day conference is to explore the current concern for land reform in its social, cultural, legal and environmental contexts. The intention is to gather specialists from a range of disciplines including history, geography, law, literature, political science, economics, sociology, and the arts, as well as environmental and climate change specialists, to explore the interactions between land and power in Scotland along three main axes: - History: historical and symbolic roots of land and identity/power in Scotland, and their past and contemporary implications, the (mis)use of history to claim or retain rights, the history of Scottish landscapes in art and science, the history of environmentalism in Scotland, etc. - Law: land law and policy reform in Scotland, its origins and current concerns, such as the ‘right to roam' and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, land reform, community ownership, transmission and inheritance, the notion of ‘environmental justice', etc. - The environment: eco-activism and sustainable development, for example rewilding, reforesting and repeopling, renewable energy, eco-tourism and rural development, the environment as a source of wealth and power, green nationalism, nature and Scottish identity, etc. The conference will be held in English and French, and a selection of papers will be published in an academic publication after the conference. We are delighted to announce that our keynote speakers will be Prof. Annie Tindley (Newcastle University), Prof. Richard Oram (University of Stirling), and Andy Wightman (former MSP for Lothian). Organizing and scientific committee: - Clarisse Godard Desmarest, Professor at Picardie Jules Verne University, clarisse.godarddesmarest@u-picardie.fr - Juliette Ringeisen-Biardeaud, Associate Professor at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, juliette.ringeisen-biardeaud@u-paris2.fr - Aurélien Wasilewski, Associate Professor at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, aurelien.wasilewski@u-paris2.fr
Discipline scientifique :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société - Droit - Etudes de l'environnement - Histoire
Lieu de la conférence