The activities of Axis 2 aim to develop an interdisciplinary approach between human and social sciences (particularly education and training sciences) and questioning towards health, within the complex context of developing health democracy and epidemiological transition. While the right to health protection is now recognized by many international conventions, ensuring equal access to care, promoting health, and creating life pathways tailored to patients’ needs in pursuit of greater autonomy remain major public health challenges. Knowing how to guide and support requires recognizing a renewed understanding of the relationship between health stakeholders and populations, as well as between professionals and patients.

Considering heterogeneities within a normalized society is the first step toward building a participatory health democracy. The contributions of human and social sciences allow for the questioning of the complex mechanisms at play between the private sphere and that of the citizen in the public debate, as well as the construction of life skills, along with the reduction of inequalities, the educational, psychological, and social dimensions of which are central. This questions the forms of evaluation that this complexity requires.