@article{fdi:010093189,
  title = {{C}ompeting knowledges and sovereignties in the {F}rench {P}acific oceanscapes},
  author = {{L}e {M}eur, {P}ierre-{Y}ves and {M}uni {T}oke, {V}alelia},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {F}rance, the notion of 'deep-sea-deep-seabed' ('grands fonds marins') has emerged fairly recently in public policy discourse, and in particular in the wake of the 2009 {G}renelle de la {M}er, which marked the {F}rench government's desire for an integrated maritime policy. {T}he {G}renelle de la {M}er is a public process of reflection and negotiation between the {F}rench government, elected representatives, economic and professional stakeholders in maritime affairs, and civil society, organized by the {F}rench {M}inistry for {S}ustainable {D}evelopment and the {S}ea. {G}renelle refers to the collective negotiation, initiated by the government in {M}ay 1968, with representatives of trade unions and industrial organizations, and held at the {M}inistry of {L}abor {H}eadquarters in {G}renelle {S}treet in {P}aris. {A} national strategy regarding the deep-sea was developed in 2015 and updated in 2020 through a working group led by the {G}eneral {S}ecretariat for the {S}ea (under the authority of the prime minister), in which the authors of this article participated. {T}his working group was made up of representatives from the relevant ministries, research institutes, and industry via the {F}rench {M}aritime {C}luster. {T}he {F}rench overseas territories were absent, even though the areas in question were mainly located in the {F}rench {P}acific, which accounts for around two-thirds of the {F}rench exclusive economic zone (68%, 6.9 out of 10.2 million km2 ). {I}n addition, {N}ew {C}aledonia and {F}rench {P}olynesia have jurisdiction over their exclusive economic zones while {W}allis and {F}utuna has no formal sovereignty in this area. {F}rance's maritime policy, and in particular its deep-sea strategy, is indicative of the relationship between the {F}rench state and its overseas territories, particularly in {O}ceania, marked by disregard, tension, and instrumentalization. {T}his dynamic also extends to the knowledge issue and the lack of recognition of {I}ndigenous voices in these matters. {T}his article will analyze this situation of epistemic injustice while underscoring the differences and commonalities in the three territories' trajectories regarding the interplay between sovereignty, environment, indigeneity, and development.},
  keywords = {{OCEAN} ; {EXPLOITATION} {DES} {RESSOURCES} {NATURELLES} ; {GRANDS} {FONDS} {MARINS} ; {GOUVERNANCE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}cean and {S}ociety},
  volume = {2},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 9321 [16 ]},
  ISSN = {2976-0925},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.17645/oas.9321},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093189},
}