HCRI Researchers Lead Groundbreaking Special Issue in Le Mouvement Social
HCRI’s Professor Bertrand Taithe and Dr RóisÃn Read co-author a major article in a special issue of Le Mouvement Social, spotlighting healthcare, coercion, and gender during Nepal’s revolutionary conflict.

A new special issue of Le Mouvement Social features pioneering research co-authored by HCRI’s and . This edition brings together work from AHRC project and the project.
The issue represents a unique collaboration between HCRI and partners from Tribhuvan University in Nepal, and , exploring the impact of revolutionary war on health systems and gendered experiences of care and coercion.
The article, titled ‘Soins, coercition et genre dans la guerre révolutionnaire au Népal (1996–2006)’, published in Le Mouvement Social, Numéro 288 (July–September 2024), pp. 113–132, showcases HCRI’s signature interdisciplinary approach.
The research situates the Nepal conflict within wider discussions about humanitarian ethics, power, and care. This work reflects HCRI’s commitment to international academic collaboration and research with meaningful impact.
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