Meta-analysis of scientific information on Humanitarian Action and the Invasion of Ukraine using the MA&MT Model for Technical and Scientific Information Analysis

Through the use of the MA&MT Model for Analysis of Technical and Scientific Information, this article makes the meta-analysis of the information with the search terms “Ukraine” and “Humanitarian Action”. The collection under analysis focuses on the publications made in the post-invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation (24 February 2022). Methodologically, the basis of analysis diverges in two planes: that of content, which contemplates the information conveyed in the text; and the formal that refers to characteristics 1 Universidade Fernando Pessoa/Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Porto/Portugal. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7627-505X. Email: fband@ufp.edu.pt 2 Escola Superior de Ciências Empresariais do Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo/Viana do Castelo/Portugal. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-7884. Email: acairrao@esce.ipvc.pt População e Sociedade CEPESE Porto, vol. 39 jun 2023, p. 46-62 DOI: https://doi.org/10.52224/21845263/rev39a4 População e Sociedade 47 external to the documents. In the foreground, data mining methodologies are used (keywords; word list; cooccurrences; among others). In the formal plan, the evaluation of variables external to the content is made (author affiliation; document type; number of words). The article allowed to draw pertinent conclusions, both regarding the diversity of perspectives on the problem, and regarding the variables under analysis such as: sources; country of origin; methods used