Contributors

Vito C. Hernandez

Geoarchaeologist and Postgraduate Research Scholar, Flinders University

Geoarchaeologist and Postgraduate Research Scholar, Flinders University

Vladimir Bortun

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oxford I am a critical political scientist interested in political elites, class, left parties, transnational politics, and the EU. Currently, I work on the Changing Elites project, hosted by the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford. Here, I focus on the impact of class background on the ideology and decision-making of power elites. At the same time, I am developing a research agenda around the class character of right-wing populist parties in Western Europe. I am interested, in particular, in their economic policymaking and the class background of their party elites. My work is rooted in a historical materialist approach and has been published so far in the Journal of Common Market Studies, Capital & Class, New Political Science, Qualitative Research, and European Political Science. My first book, "Crisis, Austerity and Transnational Party Cooperation in Southern Europe: The Radical Left's Lost Decade", was published in 2023 by Palgrave Macmillan.

Victor Court

Économiste, chercheur associé au Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des énergies de demain, Université Paris Cité

Économiste, chercheur associé au Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des énergies de demain, Université Paris Cité Après ses études d’ingénieur en sciences de l’environnement (AgroParisTech) et son master en économie de l’énergie (IFP School), Victor a réalisé un doctorat (Université Paris Nanterre) dont la thèse portait sur le rôle de l’énergie dans le processus de croissance économique. Cette analyse se focalisait notamment sur le concept de retour énergétique sur énergie investie (EROI en anglais pour « Energy-Return-On-Investment »), qui est une mesure de l’accessibilité de l’énergie. Durant les trois années qui suivirent ce doctorat, Victor a mené des recherches dans différentes institutions. D’abord au sein de la Chaire Énergie et Prospérité et du Centre de formation sur l’Environnement et la Société de l’ENS Ulm. Ensuite en Angleterre, dans la Science Policy Research Unit de l’Université du Sussex à Brighton, où son travail s’est concentré sur l’impact énergétique des technologies numériques. Victor Court a rejoint le Centre Économie et Management de l’Énergie d’IFP School en mars 2020. Il participe à l’enseignement et à l’organisation des trois programmes du Centre (Énergie et marchés, Petroleum Economics and Management, et le Master Économie de l’environnement, de l’énergie et des transports). Ses centres d’intérêt concernent les interactions entre changement technique, transition énergétique et développement économique dans le temps long. Victor est également chercheur associé à la Chaire Energie & Prospérité, ainsi qu'au Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Energies de Demain (LIED, Université Paris Cité) En plus de ses cours et de ses publications dans différents journaux académiques, Victor s’attèle désormais à la rédaction de livres pour le grand public. Le premier d’entre eux, « L'Emballement du monde », est un essai sur l’histoire des sociétés humaines et sur la façon dont l’énergie et les rapports de domination s’y entrelacent.

Vlad Glăveanu

Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology, Dublin City University

Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology, Dublin City University Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, is full professor of psychology in the school of psychology, Dublin City University, and professor II at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is the founder and president of the Possibility Studies Network (PSN). His work focuses on creativity, imagination, culture, collaboration, wonder, possibility, and societal challenges. He edited the Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture (2016) and the Oxford Creativity Reader (2018), co-edited the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains (2017) and the Oxford Handbook of Imagination and Culture (2017). He authored The Possible: A Sociocultural Theory (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Vanessa Mardirossian

PhD Candidate and educator in sustainable fashion, Concordia University

PhD Candidate and educator in sustainable fashion, Concordia University I hold a Fashion Design Bachelor from Paris (1992-1996) and a Master of Arts in Textile Design from London (1996-1998). With over two decades of experience in the European and Canadian fashion industry, I bring a wealth of practical knowledge to my current role as a PhD Candidate in the School of Graduate Studies at Concordia University (INDI program, 2017-2024). My research, centered around Textile Ecoliteracy, bridges the realms of Design, Environmental Health, and Ecology, with a specific focus on sustainable dyes. I am committed to developing a macro vision for the fashion industry that aligns with ecological principles. In addition to my research, I contribute to the next generation of designers as a Textile Design Instructor at Ecole Supérieure de Mode ESG UQAM.

Vicki Cummings

Professor of Neolithic Archaeology, Cardiff University

Professor of Neolithic Archaeology, Cardiff University I am an archaeologist who specialises in the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland within a wider north-west European context. I have a particular interest in monuments and have led research projects exploring chambered tomb architecture in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. I also have a long-term interest in teaching and researching hunting and gathering communities on a world scale.