The book covers diverse theoretical approaches such as dialogic communication theory, actor network theory, poststructuralist writing as inquiry, institutional ethnography, dialogic action research, and pragmatic action research. The empirical cases span a broad spectrum of empirical fields of social practice: health services, organisational change, research, science communication, environmental communication in intermediary NGOs, participatory governance in relation to urban planning, and digital communication and virtual worlds.
Louise Phillips is Associate Professor in Research Methods in Communication Studies at the University of Roskilde.
Ewa Gunnarsson is Professor in the Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences at Luleå University of Technology.
Marianne Kristiansen is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University.
Marja Vehviläinen is Academy Research Fellow in the School for Social Sciences and Humanities at University of Tampere.