I’m a sociologist and a full professor at the University of Montreal, where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Social Inequalities and Life Course. My research focuses on youth and the life course, in an international comparative perspective. In particular, I am exploring several social and political emotions that I believe are central to grasping the generational dynamics underway: revolt, hope, and loneliness. My aim is to gain a better understanding of the emerging challenges facing the younger generation, and to identify levers for action.
Je suis sociologue et professeure à l’Université de Montréal, où je dirige la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les inégalités sociales et les parcours de vie. Mes recherches portent sur la jeunesse et les parcours de vie, en perspective comparative internationale. J’explore en particulier plusieurs émotions sociales et politiques qui me semblent essentielles pour saisir les dynamiques générationnelles en cours : la révolte, l’espoir et la solitude. Mon objectif est de mieux comprendre les épreuves émergentes auxquelles font face les nouvelles générations, et d’identifier des leviers d’action.
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New Research Seminar
Research Seminar – La rencontre en sociologie (The Encounter in Sociology), coordinated with Jean-Vincent Pfirsch and Laure Hadj, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, October 2023 – May 2024 : télécharger ici l’affiche et le programme
Chapter
VAN DE VELDE Cécile, « Youth movements : The rise of a generational voice », in RITTER Bettina, DAHMEN Stephan, DEMIR Zeynep, ERTUGUL Baris, KLOSS Daniela (Eds), Politisierung von Jugend, Beltz Juventa, 2023, p.164-183. ISBN: 9783779971719.
Article
DEBROUX LEDUC, R., BIER, N., COUTURE, M., ANSALDO, A. I., BELLEVILLE, S., BEN GAIED, N., CHESNEAU, S., BELCHIOR, P., FONSECA, R., HEBBLETHWAITE, S., JAREMA, G., LACERDA, A., ROUSSEAU, J., VAN DE VELDE, C. ET FILIATRAULT, J. « Social isolation in older adults living in a neighbourhood of Montreal: A qualitative descriptive study of the perspectives of older adults and community stakeholders », Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 42(3), 434-445. doi:10.1017/S071498082300003X
Conference
« Solitudes et âges de la vie », Journée nationale de l’Ecoute au Québec, Association Nationale des Centres d’Ecoute Téléphonique du Québec, October 24, 2023.
Conference
«Becoming an adult : at the global level, the cleavage of hope», Third Congress of the International Network of the Sociology of Sensibilities – RedISS, Working Group Social Policies and Emotions, October 23, 2023.
Conference
« Invisible revolts. Dynamics of anger, silence and resistance within younger generations », Research Network 30 « Youth and Generation » Midterm conference, European Sociological Association, Santa Margherita de Pula (Sardinia), September 22, 2023.
Conference
BAILLERGEAU Evelyne, VAN DE VELDE Cécile, « Everything is political!? Capturing political meaning among younger generations: qualitative methodological puzzles and possibilities », Research Network 30 « Youth and Generation » Midterm conference, European Sociological Association, Santa Margherita de Pula (Sardinia), September 21, 2023.
Conference
Moulin Stéphane, Van de Velde Cécile, Koodoruth Ibrahim, « L’approche sociologique par les émotions : dispositifs méthodologiques et signification sociale », University of Mauritius, July 13, 2023.
Article
‘What have you done to our world?’: The rise of a global generational voice, International Sociology, 38:4, 431-457, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1177/02685809231180880
Conference
« Listening to anger: youth voices and the transformation of democracy », XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, RC34 Sociology of Youth, Melbourne, July 1, 2023.
Event
« Social Justice and Emotions », session of the WG08 Society and Emotions co-organized with Stéphane Moulin, XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, June 30, 2023.
Conference
« Inequality, Injustice… Anger. Dynamics of Revolt Among Young Adults », XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, WG08 Society and Emotions, Melbourne, June 30, 2023.
Article
Cécile Van de Velde, Stéphanie Boudreault & Laureleï Berniard (2023) Youth loneliness in pandemic times: a qualitative study in Quebec and Ontario, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 28:1, DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2023.2223671.
Conference
« Invisible Angers. Dynamics of revolt and silence in the life course », British Sociological Association, Annual Conference 2023, University of Manchester, April 12, 2023.
TV
« Peut-on grandir sans se trahir? », Arte.tv, Les idées larges, by Laura Raim, April 11, 2023.
Conference
« Hope, anger or empathy : Covid-19 and the political emotions of young adults », British Political Studies Association, Annual Conference 2023, Panel Young People’s Politics, Moores University of Liverpool, April 4, 2023.
Radio
« Education : faut-il réparer le futur? », France Culture, Broadcast « Etre et savoir with Louise Tourret, January 23, 2023.