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Socio-political perspectives on action research: traditions in Western Europe - especially in Germany and Scandinavia
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Abstract "Drawing upon experiences from Scandinavia and Germany this paper argues, that any action research project should be aware of the sociopolitical context, in which it is taking place and which it is a part of. As a consequence I concentrate on a socio-political perspective on action research rather t... view more
"Drawing upon experiences from Scandinavia and Germany this paper argues, that any action research project should be aware of the sociopolitical context, in which it is taking place and which it is a part of. As a consequence I concentrate on a socio-political perspective on action research rather than on the often used and in European AR discussion prevailing micro perspective on the single action research case. Experiences from Germany and Scandinavia demonstrate that programmes for work life reform as a framework for participative action research do not have any chance without being able to create support from broad socio-political coalitions. The question therefore is: Which is the socio-political context enabling action research as part of action and research programmes in the field of work life reform?" (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
humanization of work; Scandinavia; Sweden; Western Europe; Federal Republic of Germany; Norway; participation; action research; world of work
Classification
Research Design
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 248-261
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 7 (2011) 3
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
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