Dr Celine Germond-Duret
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Faculty: Faculty of Science
Email address: C.V.GermondDuret@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 2426
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, FRGS FHEA
I have an interdisciplinary background in international relations and development studies and I am specialised in development and sustainability. My interests include the human geography of the marine environment and marine policy, blue economy, (sustainable) development, international environmental politics and climate change, and Indigenous peoples.
My current work aims at unravelling the interplay between the sea and sense of place, and deconstructing the traditional narratives and resulting power structures surrounding the sea. I am particularly interested in discourse analysis, as well as in the use of visual data in qualitative research projects (e.g. PhotoVoice).
My research has appeared in The Geographical Journal; Development and Change; Environment, Development and Sustainability ; Marine Policy ; Third World Quarterly ; Sustainable Development ; International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. I am the author of a book on Development, the World Bank and Indigenous Peoples (Karthala Press, France). I am co-editing a book and a special issue on the Blue Economy (forthcoming).
I am the leader of the Sea & Society group of LISCO (Liverpool Institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans); a member of the LJMU Climate Change panel; and of the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Research Ethics Committee (BESREC). I served as External Examiner for the BSc/BSc (Hons) Geography and Environmental Management, Harper Adams University (2017-21).
Podcast!
Listen to the LJMU 1823 podcast serie, Season 1 Episode 5 on "A new deal for nature", and Season 3, Episode 8 on "What do we need from COP26?"
https://anchor.fm/1823podcast/episodes/A-new-deal-for-nature-e374b5
https://anchor.fm/1823podcast/episodes/What-do-we-need-from-COP26-e19juq3
Conference:
Conference organisation: "Coastal transitions: the Blue Economy". New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Online. Sponsored by the IGU Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces and the IGU Commission on Coastal Systems. Jointly organized by SCSU, LJMU and MIC University of Limerick, Ireland., Conference co-organizer, http://www.coastaltransitions.org/. 2020
My teaching activities include modules at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, including:
"Responding to Climate Change" (Module Leader, L5); "Coastal and Marine Management" (L6), "Environment, Society and Sustainability" (L4), "Climate Change" (L5), "Urban Geography" (L5), "Sustainable Natural Heritage" (L6); "Wildlife Conservation (L7); etc.
Postgraduate supervision:
-“The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Mitigate Drought Risks on Social-Ecological Systems” (MPhil)
- “Indigenous Peoples, Placelessness and Cultural Resilience” (PhD)
I organise the online summer course "Sustainability and Employability: Understanding Sustainability Issues and Getting Ready for the Job Market" (thanks to funding by the Curriculum Enhancement Projects "Education for Sustainability: Enhancing Student Knowledge and Employability" and "Sustainability and Employability across Faculties").
Degrees
2009, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland, PhD
2002, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland, MRes
2000, University of Geneva and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland, MA
Highlighted publications
Germond-Duret C. 2022. Framing the Blue Economy: Placelessness, Development and Sustainability Development and Change, 53 :308-334 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret CV, Germond B. 2022. Media Coverage of the Blue Economy in British Newspapers: Sea Blindness and Sustainable Development The Geographical Journal, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Dayrell C, Germond B, Germond-Duret C. 2021. Representation of the Sea in the UK Press: Public Awareness of the Oceans Publisher Url
Cross M, Lane TP, Germond-Duret C. 2020. World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, 1 :198-225 Publisher Url Public Url
McKinley E, Potts T, Aller-Rojas O, Hattam C, Germond-Duret CV, Aponte H, Hopkins CR, Martin Vicuna San Martin I. 2018. Charting the course for a Blue Economy in Peru: A Research Agenda Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Axon S, Germond-Duret CV, Morrissey J. 2017. Coastal sustainability and the role of stakeholders in low-carbon transitions: a report from Liverpool, UK Regions, 308 :18-20 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Germond B, Germond-Duret CV. 2017. Critical Geographies of the Ocean: Mobilities, Placefulness and Maritime Relationalism Monios J, Wilmsmeier G. Maritime Mobilities Routledge. London
Germond-Duret CV. 2016. Tradition and Modernity: An Obsolete Dichotomy? Binary Thinking, Indigenous Peoples and Normalisation Third World Quarterly, 37 :1537-1558 DOI Author Url
Germond-Duret CV, Germond B. 2016. Ocean Governance and Maritime Security in a Placeful Environment: The Case of the European Union Marine Policy, 66 :124-131 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret C. 2014. Extractive Industries and the Social Dimension of Sustainable Development: Reflection on the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline Sustainable Development, :231-242 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Germond-Duret C. 2012. From Avatar to Reality: Development, Environment and the Representation of Cameroonian Pygmies International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 19 :129-151 DOI
Germond-Duret C. 2011. Banque mondiale, peuples autochtones et normalisation Karthala. Paris 9782811104283
Bürgenmeier B, Baranzini A, Ferrier C, Germond-Duret C, Ingold K, Perret S, Rafaj P, Kypreos S, Wokaun A. 2006. Economics of Climate Policy and Collective Decision Making Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change, 79 :143-162 DOI Author Url
Germond-Duret CV. Extractive Industries and the Social Dimension of Sustainable Development: Reflection on the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Sustainable Development, DOI
Report
Dayrell C, Germond B, Germond-Duret CV. 2022. Representation of the sea in the UK press - A CASS briefing Publisher Url Public Url
Journal article
Germond-Duret C. 2022. Framing the Blue Economy: Placelessness, Development and Sustainability Development and Change, 53 :308-334 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret CV, Germond B. 2022. Media Coverage of the Blue Economy in British Newspapers: Sea Blindness and Sustainable Development The Geographical Journal, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Cross M, Lane TP, Germond-Duret C. 2020. World War ‘V’: Emissions change if Birmingham became vegetarian and contemporary attitudes towards vegetarianism. Routes: The Journal for Student Geographers, 1 :198-225 Publisher Url Public Url
McKinley E, Potts T, Aller-Rojas O, Hattam C, Germond-Duret CV, Aponte H, Hopkins CR, Martin Vicuna San Martin I. 2018. Charting the course for a Blue Economy in Peru: A Research Agenda Environment, Development and Sustainability, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Axon S, Germond-Duret CV, Morrissey J. 2017. Coastal sustainability and the role of stakeholders in low-carbon transitions: a report from Liverpool, UK Regions, 308 :18-20 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret CV. 2016. Tradition and Modernity: An Obsolete Dichotomy? Binary Thinking, Indigenous Peoples and Normalisation Third World Quarterly, 37 :1537-1558 DOI Author Url
Germond-Duret CV. 2016. Tradition and Modernity: An Obsolete Dichotomy? Reflection on Binary Thinking and Indigenous Peoples Third World Quarterly, Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret CV, Germond B. 2016. Ocean Governance and Maritime Security in a Placeful Environment: The Case of the European Union Marine Policy, 66 :124-131 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Germond-Duret C. 2014. Extractive Industries and the Social Dimension of Sustainable Development: Reflection on the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline Sustainable Development, :231-242 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Germond-Duret C. 2012. From Avatar to Reality: Development, Environment and the Representation of Cameroonian Pygmies International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 19 :129-151 DOI
Germond-Duret C. 2007. Development Interventions and Indigenous Peoples: The Power of Destabilization Indigenous Policy Journal, XVIII
Germond-Duret C. 2007. Transparence et participation comme clés du développement durable? Réflexion à partir de projets hydroélectriques de la Banque mondiale Cahiers PRELUDES, :15-28
Bürgenmeier B, Baranzini A, Ferrier C, Germond-Duret C, Ingold K, Perret S, Rafaj P, Kypreos S, Wokaun A. 2006. Economics of Climate Policy and Collective Decision Making Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change, 79 :143-162 DOI Author Url
Germond-Duret C, Germond B. 2006. Similarités dans la rhétorique, les effets et la pratique des interventions de développement et des interventions militaires humanitaires Revue juridique et politique des Etats francophones, 60 :301-331
Germond-Duret CV. Extractive Industries and the Social Dimension of Sustainable Development: Reflection on the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Sustainable Development, DOI
Internet publication
Dayrell C, Germond B, Germond-Duret C. 2021. Representation of the Sea in the UK Press: Public Awareness of the Oceans Publisher Url
Germond-Duret CV. 2017. Paris Agreement: Success or Failure, and What Next?
Chapters
Germond B, Germond-Duret CV. 2017. Critical Geographies of the Ocean: Mobilities, Placefulness and Maritime Relationalism Monios J, Wilmsmeier G. Maritime Mobilities Routledge. London
Germond-Duret C. 2010. Interventions de developpement et repercussions conflictuelles: l'oleoduc Tchad Cameroun et ses impacts sur des populations pygmees Klinger M, Schehr S. Lectures du conflit :33-52 Neotheque. Strasbourg 9782355250590
Book
Germond-Duret C. 2011. Banque mondiale, peuples autochtones et normalisation Karthala. Paris 9782811104283
Other
Germond-Duret C. 2011. Climate Change Negotiations: Deal or No Deal? Du Bois Foundation, Current Affairs in Perspectives Series, 2011
Other Professional Activity:
Invited talk on "Perception of the Sea in the UK press", delivered to the Maritime Manangement Organisation (MMO). 2022
"Perception of the Sea in Morecambe and beyond" Organised as part as the ESCR Festival of Social Science, with Dr Basil Germond from Lancaster University. 2 activities: 1) a photo exhibition on the sea displayed in Morecambe during which visitors can leave comments as to how the pictures make them feel or think about (September-November 2021); 2) an online public talk in November during which we will explore and discuss people’s awareness of the marine environment, their perception of the sea, and how it connects to their own identity and sense of place. It will be informed by the comments received from the photo exhibition and will link to the broader discussion about the importance of the sea for the Morecambe Bay area. 2021
External Examiner, BSc/BSc (Hons) Geography and Environmental Management, Harper Adams University, (starting 2017)..
Member, Liverpool Institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans, Liverpool Institute for Sustainable Coasts and Oceans; Leader of the Sea & Society Group..
Participant, European COST Action Ocean Governance (OceanGov), Land-Sea Interactions Working Group.
Other invited event:
Diverse Blue Economy Workshop, Southern Connecticut State University, US, Keynote speech: "Blue Economy Contested Narratives". 2022
Navigating towards a sustainable blue economy, Raisina House, India (online event), Roundtable Panelist. 80 attendees.. 2021
International Women’s Day: Who is really going to save the planet? The ‘hidden voices’ tackling climate change, Liverpool John Moores University (Zoom), Invited as a panelist, with a talk on "Climate Communication and Women's Voice". 2021
Indigenous peoples and nature conservation: Challenges and opportunities, Birmingham, Royal Geographical Society with IBG Public Lecture. 2015
Climate Change Question Time, Manchester Museums, Invited Panel Member. 2012
Movie and Debate on "Bruno Manser – Laki Penan", directed by Christopher Kuhn, Thonon-les-Bains, France, Animation of a debate in Indigenous Peoples organized by a French local green association, "Cellule Verte Haute Savoie".. 2010
Conference presentation:
Situating Just Transitions: Sustainability, Innovation, and Inclusion in the Blue Economy, NESTVAL (New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society) Annual Conference, Hartford, CT, USA, Oral presentation. 2021
Blue Economy and the British Media, Coastal Transitions: the Blue Economy, SCSU, New Haven, US (virtual event), Oral presentation. 2020
What's Next for the Blue Economy?, Coastal Transitions: the Blue Economy, SCSU, New Haven, US (virtual event), Round-table. 2020
Framing the Blue Economy: Development, Sustainability and Placelessness, 3rd Meeting of the RSA Research Network on Sustainability Transitions in the Coastal Zone, Oral presentation. 2018
Towards a Critical Geography of the Ocean Space, LJMU Women in Research Conference, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2018
Enhancing students’ sustainability and employability across Faculties, LJMU Teaching & Learning Conference, Liverpool, UK, Oral presentation. 2017
Enhancing students’ sustainability and employability across Faculties, LJMU Teaching & Learning Conference, LJMU, Liverpool, UK, Oral presentation. 2017
Coastal sustainability transitions and challenges for the low-carbon agenda: The case of Liverpool, UK, Sustainability Transitions in the Coastal Zone, New Haven, US, Oral presentation. 2017
The Blue Growth Narrative and the Global South, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2016, Oral presentation. 2016
Towards a Human Geography of the Placeful Ocean, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London, Oral presentation. 2016
Human Marine Geography and the Blue Economy, Advancing Green Growth in Peru: a Spotlight on Tourism, Transport and the Blue Economy, Lima, Peru, Poster presentation. 2016
Ocean Governance and Maritime Security in a Placeful Environment: The Case of the European Union, Liverpool Marine Symposium, Liverpool, UK, Poster presentation. 2016
Public engagement:
Lancaster University (online), International Climate Negotiations, Lecture and Workshop, Masters students, Guest lecturer. 2021
LJMU, Speaker in LJMU podcast serie, Episode 5, "A new deal for nature", Podcast, Wider public, Invited speaker, LJMU 1823 podcast serie, https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/podcast. 2019
Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Public lecture on Global Inequalities, Lecture, Grammar School Students, 45, Speaker. 2016
Conference organisation:
"Coastal transitions: the Blue Economy". New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Online. Sponsored by the IGU Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces and the IGU Commission on Coastal Systems. Jointly organized by SCSU, LJMU and MIC University of Limerick, Ireland., Conference co-organizer, http://www.coastaltransitions.org/. 2020
"Revisiting the Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change" Conference, UCLan, 2011. 2010
Research Grants Awarded:
Manchester Geographical Society, Sense of Place and the Eden Project in Morecambe's West End Community, Grant value (£): 950. 2020
Award:
"Individual Teaching" Award, LJMU Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. 2017
Curriculum Enhancement Internship Project, "Sustainability and Employabilty across Faculties", LJMU Teaching and Learning Academy. 2016
Curriculum Enhancement Project, LJMU. 2015
Membership of professional bodies:
Fellow, Higher Education Academy. 2013
Fellow, Royal Geographical Society. 2011
External committees:
Pierre du Bois Foundation for Current History, Pierre du Bois Foundation for Current History, Associate Researcher. 2011