The event, organised by Sara Dezalay (ESPOL) and Jonathan Klaaren (WiSER), with the support of the FMSH, will take place at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Justice, Climate and Extraction: an international workshop co-organised by ESPOL in South Africa
On 26 and 27 February 2026, a workshop entitled “Justice, Climate and Extraction: Rethinking Global Justice from the African South” will take place. It is co-organised by Sara Dezalay, Professor of International Relations and International Law at ESPOL, Université Catholique de Lille, and Jonathan Klaaren, Professor at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER – University of the Witwatersrand).
Organised with the support of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), the event will bring together scholars, practitioners, and representatives of civil society from Africa and around the world to explore new approaches to justice, law, and extraction in a post-carbon transition context. The aim is to foster dialogue and reciprocity, as well as to co-produce knowledge across regions and disciplines, with a particular focus on developing equitable frameworks for sustainable development.
Building on this momentum, ESPOL will host another workshop on 9 and 10 April in the same spirit, focusing on the themes of justice and extractivism.
© Photo credit: Ors II, Sarah Ritter, 2022
