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The Practice of Systemic Action Research: Igniting Systemic Change Through Participatory Action - Softcover

Burns, Danny; Apgar, Marina

 
9781447373193: The Practice of Systemic Action Research: Igniting Systemic Change Through Participatory Action
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1447373197 ISBN 13: 9781447373193
Publisher: Policy Press, 2026

Synopsis

From modern slavery to environmental breakdown, the most urgent challenges of our time demand approaches that can work with complexity, rapidly adapt, and catalyse lasting change through the agency of ordinary people.

This book introduces Systemic Action Research (SAR) – a participatory methodology designed to transform “hard to shift” patterns and dynamics in systems. Having implemented more than 30 large-scale SAR programmes worldwide, the authors combine systems thinking, complexity theory, and participatory practice to show how to design, facilitate, and evaluate change processes involving large numbers of system actors in interlinked action research initiatives.

Featuring rich case studies, this is an invaluable guide for those committed to enabling large-scale social transformation and tackling complex crises.

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About the Author

Danny Burns is Professor of Social and Organisational Learning at the University of the West of England.

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Publisher
Policy Press
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1447373197
ISBN 13 
9781447373193
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
268