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Abram, D. (1997). The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World. (go to top of page)
Vintage Books (Random House): New York, USA.
Summary: 'Uses Merleau-Ponty's work on embodiment to address how knowledge and ethics in traditional societies differs from that of the West and gives space for more sustainable (embodied) responses.'
Integration Approach: Diverse epistemologies
Area: Environment, Society/behaviour/culture
Acker, J., Barry, K. and Esseveld, J. (1983). Objectivity and Truth: Problems in Doing Feminist Research.. Women's Studies International Forum. (go to top of page)
, 6, 4: 423-435.
Summary: 'Through examples, feminst researchers show why research in social science cannot copy the replicability constraints of reductionist research in the natural sciences. Implicates time in the process under investigation.'
Ackoff, R. (1974). The Systems Revolution. Long Range Planning. (go to top of page)
, 7, 6: 2-20
Summary: 'A classic paper summating part of Ackoff's book -Redesigning the Future-'
Integration Approach: Systems thinking
Area: Other
Becker, H. and Vanclay, F. (ed/s.) (2003). The International Handbook of Social Impact Assessment: Conceptual and Methodological Advances.. (go to top of page)
Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
Berkes, F. and Folke, C. (ed/s.) (1998). Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience.. (go to top of page)
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.
Booth, M. A., Rodgers, S., Frost, F. et al (2001). Interdisciplinary Methodologies in Natural Resource Management Research.. (go to top of page)
LWA (LWRRDC) Land and Water Australia. LWRRDC: Canberra, Australia.
Summary: 'This inaugural initiative in the Social and Institutional Programme of the Land and Water Research and Development Corporation (available at wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au) suggests a journal for inquiring into the skills involved in researching complex problems.'
Brewer, G. D. and Stern, P. C. (2005). Decision Making for the Environment: Social and Behavioral Science Research Priorities.. (go to top of page)
National Academies Press: USA.
Summary: 'This book deals with the improvement of environmental decision making and suggests a research program aiming at developing methods to enable environmental decision processes to become increasingly responsible, competent, and socially acceptable.'
Carr, W. and Kemmis, S. (1983). Becoming Critical: Knowing through Action Research.. (go to top of page)
Deakin University Press: Geelong, Australia.
Summary: 'Works up to clarifying how action research is central to professional praxis. Aimed at how teachers can develop critical ability both in themselves and in their pupils.'
Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. (2001). Doing Critical IS Research: The Question of Methodology.. In, Qualitative Research in Information Systems: Issues and Trends. (go to top of page)
, (ed/s) Trauth, E. (1st edn). Idea Group: Pennsylvania, USA.
Dovers, S. (2003). A Policy Orientation as Integrative Strategy.. In, New Dimensions in Ecological Economics: Integrated Approaches to People and Nature. (go to top of page)
, (ed/s) Dovers, S., Stern, D. and Young, M. (1st edn). Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK.
Dreyfus, H. and Dreyfus, S. (1986). Mind Over Machine: The Power of Human Intuition and Expertise in the Era of the Computer.. (go to top of page)
Free Press (Macmillan): New York.
Summary: 'Uses a phenomenological account of human skills and their development through words, and then into embodiment, to track how humans approach complexity differently from artifical intelligence devices.'
Integration Approach: Complexity science, Diverse epistemologies, Knowledge management, Systems thinking
Area: Innovation and business, Risk and security
No entries under 'E' to date.
Fay, B. (1977). Social Theory and Political Practice. (go to top of page)
Allen and Unwin: London, United Kingdom.
Summary: 'How research processes have moved from an emphasis on truth into interpretive and then critical approaches to social theory and to political practice.'
Flyvbjerg, B. (2001). Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed Again.. (go to top of page)
Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Summary: 'Uses the work of Hubert and Stuart Dreyfus to bring back into social science discussion of practical wisdom in facing uncertainty. Advocates ways to approach research on complex problems that has implications for policy work and sustainability.'
Integration Approach: Complexity science, Diverse epistemologies, Research/policy/practice nexus
Area: Environment, Policy and government
Gadamer, H. (1975). Truth and Method.. (go to top of page)
Seabury: New York, USA.
Summary: 'A comprehensive intellectual history of hermeneutics.'
Integration Approach: Diverse epistemologies, Inter-/trans-disciplinarity, Knowledge management
Area: Education, Society/behaviour/culture
Guba, E. (ed/s.) (1990). The Paradigm Dialog.. (go to top of page)
Sage: California, USA.
Gunderson, L. H. and Holling, C. (2001). Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems.. (go to top of page)
Island Press: Washington DC, USA.
Heron, J. (1996). Co-Operative Inquiry: Research into the Human Condition.. (go to top of page)
Sage: California, USA.
Heron, J. (1999). The Complete Facilitator's Handbook.. (go to top of page)
Kogan Page: London, UK.
Higginbotham, N., Albrecht, G. and Connor, L. (ed/s.) (2001). Health Social Science: A Transdisciplinary and Complexity Perspective.. (go to top of page)
Oxford University Press: South Melbourne, Australia.
Hirsch Hadorn, G., Hoffmann-Riem, H., Biber-Klemm, S. et al (ed/s.) (2008). Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research. (go to top of page)
Springer: Dordrecht.
Summary: 'This book provides an overview of transdisciplinarity through both theory and via the use of case studies/problem areas across a variety of different aspects of research work: problem identification/structuring; problem analysis; bringing results to fruition; cross cutting issues; and, synthesis/prescription. Befitting the topic, issues are explored in domains across science, policy and society and through a multitude of topic areas. The book is likely to appeal to both student and established researchers and project managers dealing with complex problems.'
Integration Approach: Diverse epistemologies, Inter-/trans-disciplinarity, Research/policy/practice nexus
Area: Environment, Policy and government, Society/behaviour/culture
Hitchins, D. (2007). Systems Engineering - A 21st Century Systems Methodology. (go to top of page)
Wiley.
Integration Approach: Complexity science, Systems thinking
Area: Other
Knights, D. (2002). Writing Organizational Analysis into Foucault. Organization. (go to top of page)
, 9, 4: 575-594.
Lather, P. (1991). Getting Smart: Feminist Research and Pedagogy within the Postmodern.. (go to top of page)
Routledge: London, UK.
Layder, D. (1998). Sociological Practice: Linking Theory and Social Research.. (go to top of page)
Sage: California, USA.
Lebel, J. (2003). Health: An Ecosystem Approach.. (go to top of page)
The International Development Research Centre: Ottawa, Canada.
Midgley, G. (2000). Systemic Intervention: Philosophy, Methodology and Practice.. (go to top of page)
Plenum: New York, USA.
No entries under 'N' to date.
No entries under 'O' to date.
No entries under 'P' to date.
No entries under 'Q' to date.
Rapport, D., Lasley, B. L., Rolston, D. E. et al (ed/s.) (2003). Managing for Healthy Ecosystems.. (go to top of page)
CRC Press: Florida, USA.
Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (2001). Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice.. (go to top of page)
Sage: California, USA.
Slootweg, R., Vanclay, F. and van Schooten, M. (2001). Function Evaluation as a Framework for the Integration of Social and Environmental Impact Assessment.. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. (go to top of page)
, 19, 1: 19-28.
Smithson, M. J. (1989). Ignorance and Uncertainty: Emerging Paradigms.. (go to top of page)
Springer Verlag: New York, USA.
Smithson, M. J. (1993). Ignorance and Science: Dilemmas, Perspectives, and Prospects.. Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization. (go to top of page)
, 15: 133-156.
Smithson, M. J. and Foddy, M. (1999). Theories and Strategies for Studying Social Dilemmas. In, Resolving Social Dilemmas: Dynamic, Structural, and Intergroup Aspects. (go to top of page)
, (ed/s) Foddy, M., Smithson, M., Schneider, S. et al (1st edn). Psychology Press: Philadelphia, USA.
Smithson, M. J. and Oden, G. C. (1999). Fuzzy Set Theory and Applications in Psychology.. In, International Handbook of Fuzzy Sets and Possibility Theory. (go to top of page)
, (ed/s) Dubois, D. and Prade, H. (1st edn). Kluwer: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Somerville, M. A. and Rapport, D. (ed/s.) (2000). Transdisciplinarity: ReCreating Integrated Knowledge.. (go to top of page)
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems Publishers: Oxford, UK.
Susman, G. I. and Evered, R. D. (1978). An Assessment of the Scientific Merits of Action Research.. Administrative Science Quarterly. (go to top of page)
, 23, 4: 582-603.
Townley, B. (1993). Foucault, Power/Knowledge, and its Relevance for Human Resource Management.. Academy of Management Review. (go to top of page)
, 18, 3: 518-546.
Tsoukas, H. (2003). Do We Really Understand Tacit Knowledge?. In, Handbook of Organisational Learning and Knowledge. (go to top of page)
, (ed/s) Easterby-Smith, M. and Lyles, M. (1st edn). Blackwell: Oxford, UK.
No entries under 'U' to date.
Vennix, J. (1996). Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning using System Dynamics.. (go to top of page)
Wiley: Chichester, USA.
Wadsworth, Y. (1997). Everyday Evaluation on the Run.. (go to top of page)
(2nd edn). Allen and Unwin: St Leonards, Australia.
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