The Research Chair on the Ecological Transition at UQAM studies and accompanies ongoing transformations by focusing on innovations carried out by local actors of the social and ecological transition, as well as on institutional changes inspired by these innovations. Based on participatory and partnership-based research approaches, all of the Chair’s work is conducted in close collaboration with citizen organizations and movements, intermediary organizations, municipal authorities and institutional stakeholders.
René Audet holds the Research Chair on Ecological Transition.