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Isabelle Bruno is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Lille (France), affiliated with the CERAPS research laboratory. She holds an HDR (Habilitation to Supervise Research) and is a Junior Member of the University Institute of France (IUF). Her work focuses on sociological studies of property conflicts, coastal management, and quantification practices in governance. She has conducted fieldwork in California on beach access policies and authored influential works on benchmarking and statactivism. Bruno has held visiting scholar positions at Cornell University (USA) and UC Berkeley (USA), and coordinates the international BEACHACCESS research network on coastal inequalities. Her recent research explores how rising sea levels exacerbate property disputes over coastal zones, linking environmental policy to socio-spatial justice.
- Education: PhD in Political Science (Sciences Po Paris, 2006), HDR (2024)
- Key Appointments: Resident Fellow at Nantes Institute for Advanced Studies (2020-21), Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley (2017)
- Research Themes: Sociology of Environment/Property, Neoliberal Governmentality, Coastal Policy
Her publications include over 30 peer-reviewed articles and books on topics like 'statactivism', benchmarking as governance technology, and elite spatial practices in Saint-Tropez. Awards include the 2023 FMSH grant for climate/environment research and the 2017 Fondation pour les Sciences Sociales prize.
