How can a social science be critical and useful at the same time ? Didier Fassin, anthropologist and doctor, reflects on the conditions and effects of his work on humanitarian action. The usefulness of the social sciences lies in its ability to build a critical look informed by specific methods.
Didier Fassin is a professor of social sciences at the Princeton Advanced Study Institute (United States) and director of studies at theEhess.
This conference took place as part of the cycle of study days “ What are the human sciences for »(Jan 2009-March 2012) Organized by the Interdisciplinary Review Traced.