Qualitative Research and Social Change European Contexts

Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this book asks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology.

PAT COX is Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, UK. Her research focuses on children, young people and their families.
 
THOMAS GEISEN is Researcher and Lecturer in the School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. His fields of interest are work/labour relations, migration, violence and social theory, in which he has widely published.
 
ROGER GREEN is Director of the Centre for Community Research, University of Hertfordshire, UK. He is a sociologist specializing in applied social research, and a community activist.