Scholars
Léa Lebeaupin-Salamon
Creda - University Sorbonne Nouvelle
Based in
France
Europe
Political science researcher specialized in the ethnographic study of environmental governance, extractive industries, and the politics of natural resource management in Latin America, with a particular focus on Brazil. Her work examines the micro-level dynamics of mining conflicts, corporate lobbying, and post-disaster governance through in-depth fieldwork conducted with affected communities, public institutions, and private actors. She investigates how legitimacy, consent, and resistance are produced and negotiated in contexts marked by environmental risk and socio-economic dependency. She is experienced in qualitative research methods, including participant observation and semi-structured interviews, and in disseminating empirical findings through academic publications, university teaching, and international scholarly forums.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Brazil Colombia FranceFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Social movementsPublications
Articles
Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa (2025). ‘Quanto Vale a Sua Vida?’: Individuals’ Resistance Under Corporate Repression. Bulletin of Latin American Research. doi.org/10.1111/blar.70017
Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa (2024). “Résistances et soutiens à l’industrie extractive dans le Minas Gerais (Brésil): entre sentiments d’appartenance au secteur minier et construction de l’acceptabilité sociale.” Les Cahiers d’Outre-Mer, 285. doi.org/10.4000/com.13829
Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa (2024). “Continuer l’extraction à tout prix. Répertoires d’action entrepreneuriale pour neutraliser la critique dans le Minas Gerais (Brésil).” Écologie & Politique, 2024/1 (n°68), pp. 25–43. doi.org/10.3917/ecopo1.068.0025
Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa (2023). “La présidence de Jair Bolsonaro: une opportunité politique pour intensifier l’emprise de l’industrie minière dans le Minas Gerais.” Nuevo Mundo, Mundos Nuevos. doi.org/10.4000/nuevomundo.94588
Beuf, Alice; Forget, Marie; Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa; Rojas Robles, Rosario; Ruiz Ruiz, Nubia Yaneth; Velut, Sébastien (2023). “Pétropolitiques du fracking dans le Magdalena Medio en Colombie.” Revue internationale des études du développement, 2023/1 (n°251), pp. 87–119. doi.org/10.4000/ried.8159
Lebeaupin-Salamon, Léa (2017). “Effets de la transnationalisation sur les mouvements sociaux indigènes au Brésil: une analyse selon les théories d’Alison Brysk.” O Cosmopolítico. ISSN 2318-9711