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18/12/2025 - 2nd Research Forum session 2025-2026 by Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos (UPF): "Are worldwide environmental justice struggles fostering a model of digitalisation from below?"
18/12/2025 - 2nd Research Forum session 2025-2026 by Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos (UPF): "Are worldwide environmental justice struggles fostering a model of digitalisation from below?"
2nd Research Forum session of the academic year 2025-2026
Date: Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Time: 12pm 1:30pm
Room: 40.035 Sala de Graus Calsamiglia, Campus: Ciutadella
Speaker: Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Chair: Antoni Luna, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Presentation - "Are worldwide environmental justice struggles fostering a model of digitalisation from below?"
Abstract
Does the digital divide deprive movements for environmental justice (EJ) and in defence of biocultural diversity from the benefits of digitalisation? The hypotheses of the ERC-funded project DIVERSE’s resist the idea. From drone monitoring of forests to indigenous digital media and online mapping to vindicate stories of resistance and transformation, a digital transformation from the ground up may not only be paving the way for just and diverse futures but also for an alternative understanding of digitalisation. More on the DIVERSE project:
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About the Speaker
The research work of Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos focuses on how socio-environmental transformations advance while remaining inclusive. For years, this puzzle has motivated her work, collaborating with underrepresented people who resist unequal ecological distribution effectively in marginalized areas of Latin America, South East Asia, Europe and the US. Her work is rooted in critical social sciences, placing political ecology at the forefront in tackling the challenge of global environmental injustice. Currently she is focused on bridging the gap between social environmental sciences and information and communication technologies, when it comes to explaining the deployment of technological innovations vis-à-vis situated perspectives on environmental change.
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