REPI is launching its 2025-2026 programme of seminars entitled Making Life Political (REVIP) and invites you to the inaugural session on 19 November at the Institute for European Studies (IEE).

At the intersection of scientific disciplines and public policy, biological invasions pose ecological, social and political challenges. This presentation offers an in-depth look at these tensions, both global and local: how does knowledge about biological invasions circulate between the scientific and decision-making spheres? What roles do management tools, policy frameworks and social representations play in shaping responses to this major cause of biodiversity decline? This seminar will be an opportunity to examine the role of researchers in decision-making processes marked by uncertainty, controversy and trade-offs.

This first session is entitled ‘Navigating between science and politics: a journey into the heart of biological invasions’ and will be presented by Sonia Vanderhoeven (SONYA - ULB).

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