Pascale Devette, Université de Montréal

Research

Décroissance de soi Attention Décréation Autolimitation Simone Weil Hannah Arendt Action politique Amor mundi/souci du monde

Latest funding

Democracy Reimagined: Participation in an Era of Polarization
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$407,459
Le concept de "décroissance de soi" : les apports de Simone Weil et d'Hannah Arendt à l'écologie politique
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,525

All 2 grants and awards

Democracy Reimagined: Participation in an Era of Polarization

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beaudonnet, Laurie

$407,459

Le concept de "décroissance de soi" : les apports de Simone Weil et d'Hannah Arendt à l'écologie politique

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Devette, Pascale

Keywords: Décroissance de soi; Attention; Décréation; Autolimitation; Simone Weil; Hannah Arendt; Action politique; Amor mundi/souci du monde; écologie politique; vie sobre

$45,525

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Décroissance de soi Dear Professor Devette, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on décroissance de soi connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Le concept de "décroissance de soi" : les apports de Simone Weil et d'Hannah Arendt à l'écologie politique" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]