La méthode d’analyse en groupe

This article presents the group analysis method (méthode d'analyse en groupe [MAG]). The particularity of this research and intervention method is that the actors concerned by the problem under study are directly associated throughout the whole process, from beginning to end. The text describes how the method functions, detailing each step of the process and highlighting its main features. Its relevance in the current social context is underlined, especially in three areas: social action, public action and development. The article also summarizes the method's ideological, political, sociological and epistemological aspects.