Participatory Research

Focus

Figures as emotional triggers: data issues in humanitarian communication and advocacy

Sometimes, “killer facts” rival shock photos in humanitarian communica­tions. These hard-hitting statistics are certainly intended to mobilise public opinion, but their increasing politicisa­tion calls into question their credibil­ity. How can...

Émilie Poisson

Focus

Data collection: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic in Rohingya refugee camps, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Data collection is now an integral part of humanitarian action. And in this area of their work, as in the aid activities themselves, the emergence of the pandemic has forced...

Candice Holt - Federica Mastroianni - Lamiya Mahpara Ahmed - Xiomara Hurni-Cranston

Focus

The principles and challenges of the interplay and dual commitment between research and humanitarian action

The author’s career perfectly illustrates the hybridisation at work between the worlds of humanitarian action and research. Drawing on her experiences and various projects carried out in Laos, Pascale Hancart...

Pascale Hancart Petitet

Innovations

Innovating humanitarian practices through socio-anthropological research

The seminar, “Socio-anthropological research at Médecins du Monde: What use is it to act?” was held on 14 December 2018. This day was the opportunity to look back on the ten...

Magali Bouchon