Theoretical and methodological foundations of intervention-research: Communication and democracy in health and social organizations

Abstract

The article offers a reflection on spaces for dialogue created or observed during intervention-research carried out within health and social organizations. More broadly, it is a question of understanding how intervention-research contributes to the democratization of human communications in organizations. How they allow actors to be included in the organization by creating communications leading to the empowerment of individuals occupying poorly recognized different positions. A few references in philosophy make it possible to shed light on the links between democracy, organization, communication and intervention in order to better situate the development of a critical perspective of approaches in intervention-research within organizations. Finally, based on examples of research carried out in socio-health organization in Quebec and Brazil, we discuss the strengths and limits of research practices focusing on the space for dialogue. © 2020 Communiquer. Revue de communication sociale et publique. All rights reserved.