UMR 8562 Norbert Elias Centre - Dynamics of Social Worlds

Activities

Scientific project

The Centre Norbert Elias brings together researchers from different disciplines (anthropology, history, information and communication sciences, sociology, linguistics, geography) who are convinced of the unity of the human and social sciences. The laboratory is based at the Vieille Charité in Marseille and on the Hannah Arendt campus at Avignon University. It brings together nearly 50 researchers, 35 doctoral students and a support team of a dozen people working on the analysis and description of social worlds.

Current projects in Avignon (selection)

ToxCit (2024 - 2030)
Toxicities and Citizenship" Chair (history; Avignon University)
Scientific coordination: Sylvain Bertschy

Sociology of gender inequalities in relation to occupational cancer (2024 - 2025)
Scientific coordination: Judith Wolf and Sylvain Bertschy

Sicéclair (2024 - 2026)
Information and Communication Science for the Study of the Controversy on the Link between Animal Health and Electrical Infrastructure
Scientific coordination: Eric Triquet

Work-related malignant haemopathies. Patients as partners in the fight against isolation and access to rights (2024 - 2025)
Scientific coordination: Cécile Durand and Moritz Hunsmann

Identifying actual work activities involving exposure to pesticides (2022 - 2025)
Scientific coordination: Moritz Hunsmann

Understanding occupational exposure to carcinogens to prevent haematological cancers (2021 - 2025)
Scientific coordination: Judith Wolf and Moritz Hunsmann

OLIVE4ALL (2021 - 2024)
Olive-growing heritage for sustainable development. Raising community awareness of living heritage
Scientific coordination: Julie Deramond

ORGANISATION

Direction
Dorothée Dussy (CNRS), Director
Brigitte Juanals (Aix-Marseille University), Deputy Director

Laboratory Council
15 members, including 8 elected

Researchers and teacher-researchers (42)
18 Avignon University
14 CNRS
6 Aix-Marseille University
3 post-docs
1 associate professional
including 5 emeritus researchers

Doctoral students (32)
3 doctoral schools and 5 associated masters

Engineers
16 including 5 research support staff and 11 project staff
(15 CNRS, 1 Avignon University)

Two sites
La Vieille Charité, Marseilles
Avignon University, Campus Hannah Arendt

1 resource centre
Social science documentation centre

Courses offered

Masters in Culture and Communication

Mediation, Museums, Heritage (MMP, Muséocom)" programme
Avignon University, Campus Hannah Arendt
Course supervisors: Lise Renaud, Pauline Grison (Centre Norbert Elias/Avignon Université)
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Masters in Human and Social Sciences

History" major, "Culture, Politics, Society" course
Avignon University, Campus Hannah Arendt
Course coordinator: Marilyn Nicoud (CIHAM/Avignon University)
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Doctoral school 537 - Avignon University

Culture and heritage 
History
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