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A Call to Action Research: Confronting the Social and Environmental Sustainability Crises

A Call to Action Research: Confronting the Social and Environmental Sustainability Crises


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This groundbreaking book issues an urgent call to confront the global social and ecological crises that are destabilizing societies everywhere. Business as usual in social science and governance is no longer sustainable. A Call to Action Research urges academic researchers, citizens, third sector workers, public officials, and businesspeople to join forces for global social justice and ecological sustainability.



Expert action researchers Davydd J. Greenwood, Johan E. Ravn, and Koen P.R. Bartels demonstrate how action research and solidary social action can lead to a sustainable, just, and democratic future. They shed light on the scope and promise of action research, exposing how and why current higher education and political-economic systems are incapable of providing solutions to our global crises. Chapters provide an overview of how diverse approaches to action research can be used to confront ecological collapse, harmful capitalism, social inequalities and ill-equipped governance. The book uniquely covers a wide range of frameworks and methods necessary for the practice of action research, illuminated by many case studies from across the globe.



This book offers a timely appeal and concrete guidance to tackle our collective crises. Scholars and students from across the social sciences will learn how to do action research in collaboration with diverse participants. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers and government, third sector, and business practitioners committed to sustainability, social justice, and democracy.



Table of Contents:
Contents Preface Introduction: action research and a sustainable future – restoring the social fabric and planetary ecology PART I WHAT ACTION RESEARCH IS AND WHY DO IT NOW 1 The scope and promise of action research 2 Frameworks necessary to the practice of action research 3 The science of learning from liberating cases: action research, anti-essentialism, and adaptive learning organizations PART II HOW ACTION RESEARCH CONFRONTS SUSTAINABILITY CRISES 4 Enabling just sustainability to avert ecological collapse 5 Domesticating harmful capitalism 6 Promoting solidarity to restore the social fabric 7 Embedding deliberative practice in governance PART III WHERE WE GO FROM HERE WITH ACTION RESEARCH 8 Action research to confront crises 9 Action research and the transformation of educational institutions towards sustainability and solidarity 10 Learning to do action research Bibliography

About the Author :
Davydd J. Greenwood, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Arts and Sciences in Anthropology, Cornell University, USA, Johan E. Ravn, Chief Scientist, SINTEF Research Foundation and Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Norway and Koen P.R. Bartels, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy and Centre for Urban Wellbeing, University of Birmingham, UK

Review :
‘In this timely book the path-breaking Introduction to Action Research by Greenwood and Levin (1998, 2007), is revitalized in the context of the current devastating state of the planet, ridden by conflicts and crises in relations between people and to nature. The book calls for and conveys the possibility of turning social science out of its prevalent modern observatory and analytical stance and into a mechanism for improvement without losing its critical-analytical capacity. A Call to Action Research by Greenwood, Ravn and Bartels, articulates through multiple cases and concrete illustrations, the potential and promise of action research as a knowledge-oriented mode of engaging with the current problems of our world.’ ‘Greenwood, Ravn, and Bartels offer readers a clear-eyed and resolute “call to action research”. They encourage us to remain mindful of the many challenges we face but demand that we recommit to working together to achieve positive change. And they provide compelling evidence and examples of how action research can serve as a key strategy for this shared endeavor. Their “sense of urgency” must be our own.’ ‘By introducing the principles and practice of action research, unpacking its robust intellectual foundations and frameworks, and showing actual examples and testimonies of how it is applied successfully in practice, the book reads as an updated account of action research rather than just another introduction or manual on the topic. Greenwood, Ravn and Bartels assemble with exceptional rigor, depth and coherence a set of substantive reflections, experiences and learnings about action research dimensions, describing interesting cases in different contexts that demonstrate the diversity and rich possibilities of its creative application. At the same time the authors make a compelling call for young generations to join a movement where they can imagine new paths toward creating systemic change when confronting the social and ecological sustainability crises the world is experiencing globally today.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781035308262
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 346
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1035308266
  • Publisher Date: 05 Dec 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Confronting the Social and Environmental Sustainability Crises


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