@article{fdi:010083218,
  title = {{B}ehind the scenes of science in action : a 'replication in context' of a randomised control trial in {M}orocco},
  author = {{B}edecarrats, {F}. and {G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {M}orvant-{R}oux, {S}. and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his article is a 'replication in context' of a flagship randomised control trial ({RCT}) conducted in {M}orocco on microcredit. '{R}eplication in context' consists in combining the quantitative replication of an {RCT} with a contextualised analysis of its implementation and its political economy, in the sense of the interplay between different stakeholders with divergent and potentially conflicting interests, constraints and powers. '{R}eplication in context' draws on quantitative and qualitative data and uses the tools of statistics, political economy and sociology of science. {T}his method allows us to describe the entire {RCT} production chain, from sampling, data collection, data entry and recoding, estimates and interpretations to publication and dissemination of the results. {W}e find that this particular {RCT} does not respect the key principles of randomisation (imbalanced sampling and contamination) nor those of statistics (coding and measurement problems, poor-quality data and arbitrary trimming procedures). {T}he qualitative analysis highlights the difficulties of implementing a randomised protocol in the real world. {B}eyond this particular case study, our analyses call into question the supposed superiority of randomised methods, echoing the growing unease in an academic field increasingly struggling to enforce the basic rules of ethics and scientific deontology.},
  keywords = {{R}andomised control trials ; sociology of science ; power ; epistemology ; replication ; microfinance ; {MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}hird {W}orld {Q}uarterly},
  volume = {42},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {2669--2689},
  ISSN = {0143-6597},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1080/01436597.2021.1977114},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083218},
}