Qualitative Inquiry and the Politics of Advocacy.

Introduction -- Norman K. Denzin & Michael D. Giardina; Section I: Theory; 1. Energizing and constraining advocacy -- Robert Stake & Luisa Maria-Rosu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; 2. Back to the educational future, again: A "double dip" into the Long Recession -- Ian Stronach & John Clarke, Liverpool John Moores University, UK; 3. "Answers," assemblages, and qualitative research -- Mirka Koro-Ljungberg & Tim Barko, University of Florida.

4. Turning the next wide 21st-century corner: Holistic restorative justice as science in qualitative inquiry -- John H. Stanfield II, Indiana University-BloomingtonSection II: Method; 5. Mixing or adding methods? An exploration and critique -- Kathy Charmaz, Sonoma State University; 6. Pulling together: Postmodernism and multiple method research -- Nigel Fielding, University of Surrey, UK; 7. Vulnerability and the politics of advocacy: Challenges for qualitative inquiry using multiple methods -- Uwe Flick, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Germany; Section III: Politics.

8. Writing against Othering -- Michal Krumer-Nevo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev9. Ecoaesthetics: Critical arts-based research and environmental advocacy -- Susan Finley, Washington State University-Vancouver; 10. The production of girl life -- Jean Halley, Wagner College; 11. "I read the news today, oh boy ... ": The war on public workers -- H.L. (Bud) Goodall, Jr., Arizona State University; Coda: Why Faculty Should Join Occupy Movement Protesters on College Campuses -- Henry A. Giroux, McMaster University, Canada; Index; About the Authors.

The plenary volume from the Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (2011) examines the politics of advocacy and the context in which scholars are encouraged to pursue social justice agendas, be human rights advocates, and do work that honors the core values of human dignity and freedom from fear and violence. Contributions from many of the world's leading qualitative researchers in communications, education, sociology, and related disciplines address topics including community research, transformative education, and researcher ethics, and guide the field toward an engaged, activ.

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