Title: Battlefields of knowledge : the interlocking of theory and practice in social research and development
Abstract: Part 1 An actor-oriented paradigm: introduction, Norman Long from paradigm lost to paradism regained? the case for an actor-oriented sociology of development, Norman Long. Part 2 The research process: a research journey on actors, concepts and the text, Pieter de Vries plunging into the garlic methodological issues and challenges, Gabriel Torres the engagement of researcher and local actors in the construction of case studies and research themes - exploring methods of restudy, Van Seur. Part 3 New perspectives on old problems: goods, knowledge and beer - the methodological significance of situational analysis and discourse, Andrew Long identity, networks and space - new dimensions in the study of small-scale enterprise and commoditization, Gerard Verschoor local organization as organizing practices - the Mexican ejido revisited, Monique Nuijten. Part 4 Theoretical windows on development intervention the dynamics of knowledge interfaces between bureaucrats and peasants, Alberto Arce and Norman Long the poverty of practice - gender, power and intervention from an actor-oriented perspective, Magdalena Villarreal conclusion, Norman Long.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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