*A Thread on Activism in Academia* 🧵
Yesterday I gave a talk about climate activism in academia, first to a group of students at Sciences Po, and later to faculty members at McGill University and University of Vermont.
The core question of the talk was: What is the role of researchers in a time of ecological emergency — should we all become activists?
Here are some key takeaways.
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1/11
*Time to change tactics*
The main point is this: If we, as researchers, really believe that the house is on fire — that the ecological crises pose an existential threat — how can we keep on doing all the same things as before?
Is it enough to observe and describe, and to publish our findings in prestigious journals? Is it not time to shift our tactics?
See for example this recent article written by my colleague and co-activist @FerRacimo among others: https://elifesciences.org/articles/83292.
5/11
Mads Ejsing
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