When research and practice collide: The role of action research when there is a conflict of interest with stakeholders

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-235

  Johnsen, Hans Chr Garmann ^a   Normann, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Action research; Power play; Public deliberation; Regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042855047     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SPAA.0000031698.50541.f9     Document Type: Article

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