National Economics University

E-PhD Programme Seminar Series

Affective entanglements: mutual vulnerability in marginalized research contexts

by

Dr. Roua Alhanouti

Independent Researcher (Previsously at University of Lille, France)

Time and Venue

Time: 15:00 – 16:30

Date: Thursday, 17^th September 2026

Venue: Online

(EPhD Seminar Sep 2026 – Roua | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams )

Abstract

This study aims to examine how researcher and participant vulnerabilities intersect during sensitive fieldwork. Using three introspective case studies of a junior researcher working with Syrian refugees in France, it highlights the emotional and ethical complexities of such encounters and proposes strategies to manage mutual vulnerability at individual and institutional levels. This study builds on the first author’s reflexive field diaries from her PhD fieldwork with Syrian refugee families and, through iterative dialogues with the second author, highlights moments where mutual vulnerabilities came to light. The findings reveal that mutual vulnerability manifests through three interrelated facets: corporeality, social difference and power. It extends beyond fieldwork to encompass academic hierarchies and supervisory.

About presenter (short bio)

Roua Alhanouti holds a PhD in marketing and consumer culture from IAE Lille University School of Management. Her research delves into the intersection of identity and consumer culture, with a focus on how vulnerable and marginalised populations engage as consumers and interact within the broader consumption society.

For more information:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roua-Alhanouti

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9NkGmowAAAAJ&hl=en

About series

This seminar series is part of the E-PhD Program at National Economics University. It targets PhD students, early-career researchers, and senior faculty who find interested in doing research in the areas of economics, business, management, and other inter-disciplinary fields of social science. The series is a platform for the wider research community to exchange ideas, networks and collaborations.

Contact details

Nguyen Hoang Linh

Seminar series coordinator

Room 15.01, Level 15, Building A1

Institute for Sustainable Development

National Economics University

207 Giai Phong Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

E:  linhngh@neu.edu.vn

W: http://isd.neu.edu.vn/