Laurent Dissard

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  • Academic Freedom: Reflections on a One-Day Workshop

    Academic Freedom: Reflections on a One-Day Workshop

    At a moment when academic freedom faces renewed scrutiny, this one-day workshop at the Université de Pau examined researcher autonomy as a lived practice — negotiated through archives, ethics, fieldwork, and the everyday responsibilities of scholarly inquiry. Read more

  • Guerres de Syrie et dynamiques kurdes 2011-2021 (Syrian Wars and Kurdish Dynamics) with Solène Poyraz

    Guerres de Syrie et dynamiques kurdes 2011-2021 (Syrian Wars and Kurdish Dynamics) with Solène Poyraz

    Faire quelque chose, marquer le coup, ne pas laisser la voix à des velléités réductrices et nationalistes, voilà ce qui nous a motivés à penser ce numéro, à l’occasion des 10 ans des révolutions que l’on a appelées « arabes » mais qui ont affecté le monde et ses sociétés. En tant que chercheur.e.s, beaucoup… Read more

  • Les Jeudis d’ITEM

    Les Jeudis d’ITEM

    The “Jeudis d’ITEM” are a series of monthly scientific seminar organized by the ITEM (Identities, Territories, Expressions, Mobilities) research laboratory at the University of Pau and the Pays de l’Adour (UPPA). During these meetings, members of the ITEM laboratory (teachers, researchers, and doctoral students) or invited guests present their research topics, fields, and methods. This… Read more

  • BODAH – Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Smart Technology

    BODAH – Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Smart Technology

    BODAH is a project aimed at enhancing sustainable tourism management in culturally significant areas facing mass tourism challenges, involving ten partners across Europe. Utilizing smart technologies and data analysis, it seeks to redistribute tourism impacts and improve visitor flow management in cities like Santiago de Compostela, San Sebastián, Pau, and Cork, fostering cooperation and better… Read more