This book brings together the theory and practice of anti-oppressive approaches to social science research. It is a work that will have a place in the classroom, as well as on the desks of researchers in agencies, governments, and private consulting practice. The first section of the book is devoted to the ontological and epistemological considerations involved in such research, including theorizing the self of the researcher. The second section of the book offers exemplars across a range of methodologies, including institutional ethnography, narrative autobiography, storytelling and Indigenous research, and participatory action research.
This is a unique text in that it describes both theoretical foundations and practical applications, and because all of the featured researchers occupy marginalized locations. It is also firmly anchored in the Canadian context.

SONJA NOVKOVIC PhD is a Professor in the Economics Department at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. She also teaches in the Masters for Managers of Co-operatives and Credit Unions Program. Her research interests are in worker co-operatives, democratic firms and employee participation, as well as comparative economic systems and the Social Economy. Besides other publications, she co-edited a book Co-operative Firms in Global Markets: Incidence, Viability and Performance (Elsevier Science, 2007), and guest edited a special issue of the U.K. Journal of Co-operative Studies in 2008. She is past President of the International Association for Economics of Participation and Vice President of Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation. She is the recipient of the CASC merit award in 2010.

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Dr. Susan Strega is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Victoria. Her areas of specialization include research methodologies, anti-oppressive practice, and child welfare.

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"[This is] an honest, real book about research—research conducted in an alternative way that will be valuable to many readers. [It is] a much-needed resource to support the research approaches that are being implemented by Indigenous and anti-oppressive researchers. [This text] is informative, educational, and accessible."— “Cyndy Baskin, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Ryerson University