Fanny Hugues

Fanny Hugues is a Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology at the University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA). Her research focuses on the resource-efficient lifestyles of rural popular classes and their ecological implications, while examining how environmental concerns reshape local social hierarchies in previously attractive rural areas.

• Fields of Interest: Environmental sociology, social hierarchies, rural sociology, ecological issues
• Education: PhD in Sociology (2024) from EHESS

Research Trends from her recent article highlight the institutionalization of environmental governance, ecological inequalities reinforced by public policies, and the sociological critique of market-driven environmental regulation. She emphasizes the importance of sociological analysis in understanding the social dynamics behind ecological crises.

Affiliation: University of Clermont Auvergne (UCA), where she contributes to the growing field of environmental sociology.