Title: A socially constructed ocean: from representations to mediations
Study area: France
Research questions
What knowledge and symbols are used to think about, or talk about, the Ocean? How is the Ocean perceived, understood and considered by individuals? What values motivate people to preserve the Ocean?
▪︎ Doctorate co-supervised by Raquel Bertoldo (Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale d'Aix-en-Provence) and Christian Tamburini (Institut Mediterranéen d'Océanologie)
▪︎ PhD project funded by a Prime|80 grant as part of the ABYSSES research project, led by Sophie Gambardella and Pascale Ricard (CERIC, Aix-en-Provence)
▪︎ Winner of a Pure Ocean grant for the MiCROCEAN project, co-sponsored with Pauline Lecoq (MIO).
Exploring perceptions of the Ocean and motivations for protecting it - Analysis of a television programme.
Evaluation of attitude, sense of connection to nature, behaviour and information retention - experimental study; design of a scientific exhibition with Pauline Lecoq, MIO. Cité des sciences, Paris & LE CUBE, Aix-en-Provence.
Study of the hierarchy and negotiation of values attributed to the Ocean - Focus groups; qualitative analysis.
