Part of the 2026 conference on “(Un)just Transitions? Deindustrialization and the Environment.” These sessions were recorded in partnership with Concordia’s 4th Space.
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DéPOT 2026: Deindustrialization and the Environment in Post-Socialist Europe
Moderated by Mathis Gronau, watch a session from the DéPOT 2026 Conference, where the panellists explore deindustrialization and the Environment in Post-Socialist Europe.
01:18 Intro Mathis Gronau
02:28 Ondřej Ševeček and Vítězslav Sommer, “Shifting Burdens: The Life Cycle of Footwear, Labor, and the Environment from Socialist Central Planning to Global Supply Chains”
19:27 Nina Vodopivec, “Deindustrialization, Environmentalism, and Transition: The Case Study of Post-Socialist Slovenia”
38:03 Loman-Pierre Charrier, “L’automobile, une industrie «polluante » condamnée comme la mine ? Perspectives comparées autour de la fonderie de Sept-Fons et de l’usine de Sochaux du groupe Stellantis »
56:35 Q&A What can the study of deindustrialization add to our understanding of environmental history? And conversely – what can the study of environmental history contribute to deindustrialization studies? Answering these questions are the focus of the 2026 Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time (DePOT) annual conference, whose theme is “Deindustrialization and the Environment.”
DéPOT 2026: Environmental Pasts and Futures in Mining I
Moderated by Pascal Raggi, join us for one of the first sessions from the DéPOT 2026 Conference! This panel explores the environmental pasts and futures in mining.
00:00 02:15 Opening Remarks 4th Space
03:41 Montaine Pichot, “En quête d’un compromis fluide : compromis social sur l’eau et fermeture des mines de fer en Lorraine (1991-2001)”
19:41 Sarah MacDonell, “Sodded Coal Mine: the promise of environmental rehabilitation”
37:57 Théo Georget, “Les luttes ouvrières en France et l’arme de la pollution industrielle »
57:13 Q&A Period
Moderated by Mircea Raianu, join for another session from the DéPOT 2026 Conference, where the panelists explore the Industrial and Energy Transitions. The conference looks to explore different aspects of the intersection between deindustrialization and the environment.
01:31 Mircea Raianu
02:18 Séverine Misset and Anaël Marrec, “Un estuaire en transition : conflits et alliances face aux transformations énergétiques de l’estuaire de la Loire (1970-2020) »
26:28 Petra Dolata and William Gillies, “The Power Politics of Deindustrialization: Managing Pit Closure in Canada and Germany during the Era of Energy Crisis, 1968-1980”
47:16 Q&A
Moderated by Philippine D’Halleine, join for another session from the DéPOT 2026 Conference, where the panelists explore the Environmental Pasts and Futures in Mining II. The conference looks to explore different aspects of the intersection between deindustrialization and the environment.
2:00 Eagle Glassheim, “The Future Is in the Past: Envisioning Post-Mining Futures on Minnesota’s Iron Range”
18:50 Romain Castellesi, “‘Des mineurs contre l’environnement ? Écologie politique, reconversion territoriale et identité ouvrière dans un bassin minier rural du sud-ouest de la France (Carmaux, 1983-2003) »
36:25 Inès Delpuech, “Nuisances visibles, nuisances indicibles : les mémoires minières des dégradations environnementales dans la Tunisie du XXe siècle »
53: 40 Melina Buns, « Remediating a Uranium Mine, Removing Industrial Traces, Reshaping the Landscape”
