Issue Mapping as Critical Methodology in Grounded Action Research
©2026
Monographs
XX,
138 Pages
Open Access
Summary
Opinions create issues and issues generate controversies. This book presents the intricacies of this process and proposes issue mapping as a critical methodology to unravel bias. STS researchers have recently developed interest in grounded action research since such biases are produced in daily life. Thus, grounded participatory action research and issue mapping are related in that both perspectives aim to understand complex social issues by engaging with real-world situations and experiences. By combining these methodologies, the study aims to inspire collaborative knowledge commons in decentering top-down power mechanisms in education and science - a promising step towards active listening and unlearning for social transformation.
Details
- Pages
- XX, 138
- Publication Year
- 2026
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631944042
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783631944059
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783631811269
- DOI
- 10.3726/b23245
- Open Access
- CC-BY-NC-ND
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2025 (December)
- Keywords
- Issue mapping Controversy mapping Issues Controversies Counter-mapping Grounded action research Participatory action research Critical digital methodology Actor network theory STS Digital controversy analysis Digital networks Visualization Science communication
- Published
- Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2025. xx, 138 pp., 5 fig. col., 1 fig. b/w.
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- Peter Lang Group AG
