Peter Reason
List of John Benjamins publications for which Peter Reason plays a role.
2003 Action research and the single case: A response to Bjørn Gustavsen and Davydd Greenwood Concepts and Transformation 8:3, pp. 281–294 | Miscellaneous
While welcoming Gustavsen’s exploration of issues of scale and wider influence in action research, which argues that we need to extend the relatively small scale of individual action research ‘cases’ and see action research as creating social movements and social capital, this article takes issue… read more
2001 The action turn: Toward a transformational social science Concepts and Transformation 6:1, pp. 1–37 | Article
We offer an epistemological basis for action research, in order to increase the validity, the practical significance, and the transformational potential of social science. We start by outlining some of the paradigmatic issues which underlie action research, arguing for a “turn to action” which will… read more
1999 Toward a Science of Qualities in Organizations: Lessons from Complexity Theory and Postmodern Biology Concepts and Transformation 4:3, pp. 281–317 | Article
The development of complexity theory in the natural sciences is described, and summarized in six principles of complex emergent wholes. It is suggested that complexity theory is leading biology toward a science of qualities based on participation and intuition. It is argued on metaphorical and… read more
