Cécile Artigaud
Visiting Fellow
Cécile Artigaud is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Sorbonne Paris-Nord. Her research examines migration decision-making in the context of climate change, with a particular focus on how environmental changes shape aspirations, livelihoods, and mobility trajectories.
Her fieldwork has been conducted in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, where she carried out in-depth interviews with migrants from Burkina Faso. Drawing on biographical approaches, her work explores the way in which individuals perceive, interpret, and experience environmental changes in their daily lives, agricultural activities, and family responsibilities. Climate change is understood here less as a direct cause of migration than as a factor contributing to the desynchronisation of social and ecological rhythms structuring rural life.
Alongside her doctoral research, she has collaborated with organizations such as the Danish Refugee Council’s Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), the Institute for Social Research in Africa (IFSRA), and the consultancy firm Insuco, contributing to research projects and environmental and social impact assessment in West Africa and beyond. She has also taught qualitative research methods at Sciences Po Paris and the University of Sorbonne Paris-Nord
During her fellowship Cécile will deepen the analysis of qualitative data collected during her recent fieldwork in Ghana and seek to position her findings within international academic debates on forced and voluntary migration.