Resistances and institutional appropriations by Non-Governmental Organizations around the notion of victims of sexual violence: The case of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) in the Republic of Congo

Authors

Françoise Duroch, Doctors without Borders (MSF)

Abstract

This article analyzes Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) organizational transformation serving victims of sexual violence. It examines how conflicts, AIDS, and media coverage shaped the institutional environment’s resistance and motivation to change. Using social representations of victims and ethical and technical issues MSF reconsidered its field interventions and institutional learning dynamic.

Recommended Citation

Duroch, Françoise (2012) "Resistances and institutional appropriations by Non-Governmental Organizations around the notion of victims of sexual violence: The case of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) in the Republic of Congo," Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/wagadu/vol10/iss1/6