'Is a pure conduct possible?' - Interest, disinterestedness and indifference at Doctors Without Borders
Résumé
Taking up Pierre Bourdieu's questioning, we discuss the notion of disinterestedness in a sector commonly perceived as disinterested, the humanitarian sector, and in one organization in particular: Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Based on participant observation during twelve missions with MSF and on some fifty interviews, this article reveals three gradations of interest: first, interestedness, the gradation where individual material and symbolic rewards are recognized by the individuals concerned (a sign of a "society of transparency" where it is appropriate to act reflexively and share the realities of one's practice), then, disinterestedness, second gradation where the rewards are a priori collective but also, in an indirect or unconscious way and in different forms, individual, and finally indifference, third gradation where individuals have no normative judgement and no emotions with regard to certain collective and individual rewards that might emerge from their activity.
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