 Continuity and renewal of conflicts in French forests 
In recent years, the management of French forests has been the subject of environmental and social criticism to the point of triggering parliamentary inquiries. This increase in conflictuality has yet to be confirmed since many controversies have spanned the history of French forests for centuries. Through a socio-historical and interpretative perspective, we hypothesize that the current tensions are both the product of this history and of the updating of explanatory factors such as a partial greening of forest management, more distant modes of socialization of forest actors and users, incomplete governance, and a very relative confidence in epistemic authorities. To try to mitigate these conflicts, which appear as much as disturbances of the social order as opportunities for regulation, foresters are divided between three very different types of solutions: trying to gain acceptance for management methods, improving communication, and changing silvicultural methods.