The SanT.E.Si.H Research Unit (UR_UM211) brings together researchers who previously worked in the Young Research Team No. 2516 (2007–2010) and young researchers who have joined the team since 2011.
The central research focus of this team is: "Dynamics of processes that lead to and reduce situations of disability."
The SanT.E.Si.H. team has been a member of IFR Handicap (SFR/AERES) since 2007 and is part ofDS (a doctoral school jointly accredited by UM3 and UM).
SantTESiH Management
Eric Perera (Ed.)
Rémi Richard (Deputy Director)
Research Office
Nicole Bousquet
Department of Sports Science – University of Montpellier
Phone: +33 (0)4 11 75 90 94
Moderator
Maguelone Rouvarel (associate member)
area of research
The laboratory’s primary focus is on analyzing the barriers and enablers of social participation (in the areas of education, health, employment, and leisure) for people living with disabilities—whether these disabilities stem from physical impairments or functional limitations, or from a lack of social and/or environmental resources.
This area focuses on three key aspects:
1) the role of technology in mitigating disabilities (and, in particular, in facilitating access to recreational sports activities);
2) an understanding of the institutional mechanisms (such as promotion, facilitation, and incentives) that shape the dynamics of social engagement among the individuals in question;
3) the consideration of life courses (or longitudinal studies), which provide a microsociological perspective on these engagement dynamics.
Related Master's Programs
The SanteSiH team currently serves as a support laboratory for the following specialties:
- Master'sin PESAP(Prevention, Health Education, and Physical Activity). This program is designed to train future leaders in the field of health promotion. Students are specifically trained to use physical activity as a tool for promoting health, taking into account individuals’ commitment to their physical activity routines. Ultimately, the program aims to provide the necessary skills to create conditions conducive to public health in all areas of people’s lives, particularly regarding lifestyle choices and the role of physical activity.
- Master's Degree inSports Tourism Management. This program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to design, implement, and manage development projects in the field of sports tourism. The career paths covered focus on service engineering within the sports tourism sector.
- Master's Degree in RAPA(Rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activities).
SANTESIH History
The “Health, Education, and Disability” (SANTESIH) research team was established in 2007. It was designated a Young Team (No. 2516) from 2007 to 2010, then renewed as a Host Team (No. 4614) for 2011–2014 and 2015–2019. Since 2020, the team has become Research Unit UR_UM211.
His research initially focused on “the study of the processes that lead to and reduce disability,” and more specifically on analyzing the impact of environmental factors on these processes (with a particular focus on educational, athletic, political, and media environments).
She has gradually broadened the scope of her research and the groups she studies—including people with motor, visual, hearing, and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with chronic diseases (both communicable and non-communicable)—by linking issues and theoretical models of disability to broader questions in the sociology of health.
For the 2015–2019 five-year plan, the Santesih research team is engaged in a wide range of collaborative projects focused on sociopolitical analyses of health and disability issues.
At the local level, the unit participates in the programs of the Maison des sciences de l’homme (MSH) in Montpellier and in collaborative projects with the Center for Political Studies of Latin Europe (CEPEL, UMR 5112). It is also actively involved in the “Health Administration and Health Economics” Federative Research Structure led by Professor Guy Delande for the 2015–2019 term, which involves several social science research teams from the University of Montpellier and the Montpellier University Hospital.
At the national level, the team has strong ties within the Federal Institute for Research on Disability (IFRH – IFR 25), of which it has been a member since 2008, particularly with the “Center for Research, Medicine, Science, Health, Mental Health, and Society” (CERMES3, UMR 8211 – U988), the Research Group on Disability, Accessibility, and Educational and School Practices (GRHAPES, EA 7287), and the House of Social Sciences and Disability (MSSH)—which is affiliated with the School of Advanced Studies in Public Health (EHESP).
Internationally, it is strengthening its international research programs through scientific collaborations with Canada (Professor Patrick Fougeyrollas, Laval University, Quebec City, and the International Network on the Process of Disability Production – Professor Yves Boisvert, École Nationale d’Administration Publique, Montreal) and Switzerland (Professors Nicolas Bancel and Anne Marcellini, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne).
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