Etang-de-Berre has been one of France's main oil refining sites since the interwar period. Oil expansion led to conflicts with fishermen in the 1950s and with trade unionists in the 1970s. The ambivalence of the relationship with this territory needs to be understood by reconstructing the history of conflictual relations between the oil industry and organized civil society, particularly since 1957, when a national law prohibited fishing and guaranteed priority oil use of this pond. This article sheds light on how the oil industry relies on the state to protect and green its image, pointing out that environmental regulation has given companies the option of letting public administrations handle pollution communication.
Research fields
- Work
- Energy
- Public health
Reporting structure(s)
PACT
renaud.becot@sciencespo-grenoble.fr
Responsibilities
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ANR AmiEtat project manager -
President of the University Network of Researchers in Environmental History (Ruche) -
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Scientific Interest Group on Occupational Cancers - GISCOP93 -
Member of the Scientific Council of IHS-CGT, CGT Confederal Institute of Social History -
Co-editor of the "Ecology and environment in Europe" section of the Encyclopedia of Digital History of Europe (EHNE) -
Responsible for the project "Deindustrializing the valley, and health?" - Project with SFR Santé Société UGA -
Member of the Scientific Council of the festival La Ruche de l'histoire. Printemps de l'histoire environnementale -
Co-leader of the Working Group "Occupational Health and Safety History" - European Labor History Network (ELHN) -
Member of the scientific committee of CHATEFP (Comité d'histoire des administrations chargées du travail de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle) -
Co-responsible for the workshop "Invisibility of occupational health in public administrations, France-Canada", Entretiens Jacques Cartier -
Member of the editorial board of Sociétés contemporaines magazine
Courses
- History and civilization modern worlds, contemporary
Current programs and contracts
- AmiEtat
- Cap 2050 - Port Cros
- Archival City
- JustAct!
- REFINING TERRITORIES FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL METAMORPHOSES
- Invisibility of occupational health in public administrations, France-Canada
Publications
Conference papers
- Gabrielle Lecomte-Ménahès ,
- Clémentine Comer,
- Renaud Bécot,
- Collectif Trois Cent Cinquante Tonnes Et Des Poussières
Publication date: 24/06/2024
N°spécial de revue/special issue
- Renaud Bécot,
- Christophe Bonneuil
Publication date: 16/04/2024
Conference papers
- Collectif Trois Cent Cinquante Tonnes Et Des Poussières ,
- Renaud Bécot,
- Anne Marchand