Habermas and social research : between theory and method

Introduction: Putting Habermas to work in social research (Mark Murphy)  Section 1: Research on Colonisation  Chapter 2: Habermas in the context of social movements research: Colonisation as a living battle (Gemma Edwards)  Chapter 3: Habermas\' critical theory as an alternative research paradigm: The case of Everglades environmental policy (Claire Connolly Knox)  Chapter 4: Habermas and the self-regulation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) (Peter Kennedy)  Section 2: The politics of deliberation 1: Research on the public sphere  Chapter 5: Working with and thinking against Habermas (Judith Bessant)  Chapter 6: Digitizing Habermas: Digital public spheres & networked publics (Bjarki Valtysson)  Section 3: The politics of deliberation 2: Research on inclusion  Chapter 7: Parental involvement in school: Applying Habermas\' theoretical framework    (Anne Dorthe Tveit)  Chapter 8:  Looking at participation through the lens of Habermas\' theory: opportunities to bridge the gap between lifeworld and system? (Susan Woelders & Tineke Abma) Section 4: Communicative (inter)actions 1: School and migration studies  Chapter 9: Transnationalism as communicative action: Putting Habermas to work in migration studies (Thomas Lacroix)  Chapter 10: Young children\'s educational practice in preschool in relation to Habermas\' philosophical perspective (Anette Emilson)  Section 5: Communicative (inter)actions 2: The planning process  Chapter 11: Bridging the theory and method nexus in planning: The potential and limits of Habermas for urban planning scholarship (Crystal Legacy and Alan March)  Chapter 12: Habermas and the role of linguistic interaction in environmental planning: An East European case study (Maie Kiisel)