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Category: Eco

Eco · Polanyi · theory

social theory

May 16, 2016November 28, 2016 Michael HammondLeave a comment

For the past few months I have been working with academic and student researcher colleagues on a project to produce an online resource about social theory. It has raised design questions but the most interesting aspect of the exercise has been talking to academic colleagues (again academics and research students) about the role of theory… Continue reading social theory

Eco · reporting

How to write a thesis

June 19, 2015November 5, 2025 Michael Hammond1 Comment

In writing about action research I once borrowed Richard Winter’s metaphor of ‘researcher as detective’ [1]. I should say the parallel for me is with the television detective made familiar to us recently in the UK through Swedish detective series such as the Bridge, the Killing and Wallender. It is the obsession of the TV… Continue reading How to write a thesis

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