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Bernard Reber is a CNRS Research Professor at the Center for Political Research (CEVIPOF) at Sciences Po. He is a political and moral philosopher whose work examines pluralism, responsibility, deliberation, evaluation, governance, argumentation, institutional design, and ethics of the environment and controversial technologies. His research bridges social, political, natural, and engineering sciences with normative analysis.
Reber holds an HDR (Habilitation to supervise research) in philosophy from the University of Paris 4 - Sorbonne (2010), a PhD in political research (1999) from the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, two master's degrees (theology/religious sciences and economic and social sciences), and two journalism diplomas. He joined CERSES (CR1) in 2000, served as Deputy Director, and moved to CEVIPOF in 2014.
His research focuses on deliberative democracy, environmental ethics, and the intersection of science with policy-making. His recent book, Responsible Deliberation, between Conversation and Consideration. Conditions for a Great Democratic Debate (Wiley, 2023), explores democratic debate conditions. His TEDx talk "Délibérer avec des 'moi' multiples" examines the paradox between individuality and collectivity in political processes.
Reber's publications from 2020-2025 show a consistent focus on citizen participation in democratic processes, particularly regarding environmental issues and climate change. His work analyzes the French Citizens' Convention for Climate, examining deliberative systems, filtering mechanisms in public debate, and the relationship between scientific knowledge and democratic decision-making. He frequently publishes in the areas of political philosophy, environmental ethics, and deliberative democracy.
Reber serves on multiple editorial boards including the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (Springer), Ethics Forum (Université de Montréal), and Chroniques de philosophie morale et politique (Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale). He also conducts expert missions for the European Commission, FNRS (Belgium), Research Council (Canada), and other international organizations.
He is actively involved in over fifteen European and international research projects and regularly participates in project evaluations. Reber is a member of the International Eco-Ethics Research Group (Tokyo) and directs the ISTE-Wiley collections on Interdisciplinarity, Sciences and Humanities.
