Under the program SETE, he is responsible for the courses Society and Environmental Sciences and Methods and ParticipatoryPpractices: Feedback on Experience. His areas of expertise include issues related to coastal management (integrated coastal zone), interdisciplinarity and to the phenomena of adaptation to natural hazards and to emerging socio-techniques. At present Jean-Paul’s research is mainly related to his participation in the European project SPICOSA and management of the project "Contribution to the understanding of the organization of interdisciplinary research", funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.