Battlefields of Knowledge
Interlocking of Theory and Practice in Social Research and Development
Published on 27. August 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-415-07206-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book spells out the theoretical, methodological and practical implications of an actor-orientated approach to development research. The book concentrates upon issues relating to the study of change and intervention, and explores issues that are of general sociological significance for resolving central problems such as the relationship between agency and structure, micro and macro phenomena, and theory and practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-07206-9 (9780415072069)
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Content
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.