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Les relations entre acteurs associatifs et Etat, clé de compréhension des Révolutions arabes
Caroline Abu-Sada
2011The new situation created by the 2011 “Arab Spring” goes to the heart of relations between associations, NGOs and governments. Indeed, populations have been placing increased pressure on...
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Dans l’œil des autres: Perception de l’action humanitaire et de MSF
Caroline Abu-Sada
2011Over the past 40 years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has developed a reputation as an emergency medical humanitarian organization willing to go almost anywhere to deliver...
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Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Françoise Duroch
2011The war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been the subject of numerous studies related to the problem of sexual violence. Such violence is known to be part of strategic war plans to conquer ...
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Militär-Humanitär Eine Beziehung voller Spannungen
Jean-Marc Biquet
2011In accordance with its Charter, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides assistance to populations in distress, among them the sick and the wounded in conflict zones. Yet MSF’s presence in war...
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Vers un nouvel imaginaire national ? Transformation de l’action associative au sein de la communauté palestinienne au Liban
Sergio Bianchi
2011Increasingly non profit associations providing welfare services to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have been demanding the improvement of the living conditions of the Palestinians. By mediating...
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Le développement, une affaire d’ONG ? Associations, Etats et bailleurs dans le monde arabe
Caroline Abu-Sada
2011Most Arab regimes are now facing extreme pressure from their populations. Their authoritarianism, as well as their ability to produce development and social welfare, are being questioned, while...
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Bande de Gaza: Conflits de souveraineté
Caroline Abu-Sada
2011From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged ‘clash of civilisations’, our ‘humanitarian...
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Gaza Strip: A Perilous Transition
Caroline Abu-Sada
2011From international NGOs to UN agencies, from donors to observers of humanitarianism, opinion is unanimous: in a context of the alleged ‘clash of civilisations’, our ‘humanitarian...
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Figure de l’altérité féminine victimaire
Françoise Duroch
2010In this article, Françoise Duroch looks at feminine representations – women often viewed through the lens of motherhood – in humanitarian communication. She also analyzes MSF’s appropriation...
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Violences sexuelles en République Démocratique du Congo: Résistances et appropriations institutionnelles par les ONG
Françoise Duroch
2010This work offers to analyse the learning process of the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontière (Doctors Without Borders / MSF) around the notions of victims of sexual violence. The first ...
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La perception de MSF sur les terrains d’intervention: Le cas du Niger
Caroline Abu-Sada
2010In June 2007, MSF Switzerland launched a research project on the perception of humanitarian action in general and of MSF Switzerland in particular, in a set of contexts in which the organization...
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Them and Us
Jean-Marc Biquet
2010Aid providers have attempted to deliver help to those injured on the battlefield, regardless of their allegiances, since the establishment of the Red Cross. As a result, international humanitarian...