Based on theoretical and methodological approaches from anthropology and sociology, and through an analytical framework borrowing from political science, this interdisciplinary research project proposes to analyze the effects of COVID-19 on populations living in poverty squats. Our objective is to document the practices put in place by the occupants of these illegal places (collective or family) during the pandemic period to protect themselves and others from contamination and to understand the differential, multifaceted and diachronic health measures among this poor and mainly migrant population. The main purpose of this fieldwork will be 1) to trace the care trajectories of infected people or "contact cases" during the different stages of the health emergency (first confinement, curfew period, second confinement) and to analyze how the forms taken by health socialization during this period were in continuity with previous practices or got reorganized, 2) to better understand the role of public authorities, humanitarian associations and activist groups in the support and socio-health care of these populations living in squats (transmission of medical information, establishment of health protocols, management of cases of contamination, etc.). It is important to conduct this investigation while the epidemic is still active, in order to collect reliable and precise data through observations and interviews. This investigation will also examine discourse and practices around vaccination and its accessibility for eligible people living in these places.

This interdisciplinary project combines disciplinary approaches from social epidemiology, psychology, social philosophy, and sociology in order to explore in real time the socio-economic and psychological determinants and consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic in France. It has two main objectives: 1) To describe the social epidemiology of the COVID-19 epidemic in France in demographic, socioeconomic and territorial terms 2) To examine the psychological, socio-cultural and economic consequences of forced isolation and social distancing at different times of confinement. Our working method, resolutely interdisciplinary, will consist in coordinating work Packages (WP), in three phases. In phase 1, we will define the concepts and variables common to the three WPs and proceed with data collection. In phase 2, we will implement quantitative analyses for social epidemiology and psychology, and qualitative analyses for philosophical and sociological research, ensuring the integration of our approaches at each stage of the analysis through regular interdisciplinary work meetings. In phase 3, we will work together to integrate and interpret our results and disseminate them. WP1 will retrieve medico-administrative data from public health and health agencies and conduct epidemiological analyses of the socio-demographic and socio-economic determinants of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The general aim of WP2 is to assess, in the general population, the psychological consequences of the containment of Covid-19 by a quantitative approach based on questionnaires. This will enable us to describe the psychological impact of Covid-19 and the associated containment on the psychological health of the French. WP3, based on a combination of qualitative approaches (questionnaires, semi-directive interviews and analysis of confinement narratives), will combine a sociological survey on the unequal conditions of confinement with a social philosophy reflection on issues of social justice in health prevention. The role of WP4 will be to integrate the approaches, concepts, variables and interpretations carried out in the complementary tasks of each WP in order to produce interdisciplinary expertise on the epidemic crisis and its management. This work will produce knowledge to guide public health decisions in times of crisis and to build public and population health strategies that are necessary and appropriate to accompany the next epidemic risks.