To her partner, to her family,To her friends and colleagues, The members of the research collective on the Gilets jaunes movement share your pain.We would like to collectively honour the memory of Laura Pauchard, a bright and warm-hearted colleague, in this special issue as an expression of our appreciation for her contributions and the depth of our loss.We met thanks to the Yellow Vests movement, in the context of an unexpected investigation that still brings us together today. Laura joined us at the very beginning of the project, and, despite her modest nature, she became a pillar for the research collective.She knew, like no other, how to find solutions, even to the most incredible challenges. The Caennais may remember their first visit to Bordeaux in January 2019, realising upon arrival that their journey would be complicated without tickets; indeed, our manager had forgotten to book them. Laura came to the rescue and the whole group was able to make it to the Gironde, receiving confirmation of their trip on the way to the station.Her enthusiasm made an extraordinary difference in the life of our research group-in particular the team of Caen-and in the experiences that we went through, striving to acquire brand new knowledge.We thank Céline Quint for her translation and Amy Mazur for her support.