Davydd J Greenwood
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 83549 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Davydd J Greenwood |
| PRENOMES | Davydd J |
| SOBRENOME | Greenwood |
| ASSINATURA | GREENWOOD D J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6897-5432 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 64 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 583 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 62 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1972 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 12 |
Transdisciplinary humanities for social transformation
The new degree in the Global Digital Humanities has been launched by the Faculty of Humanities and Education at Mondragon University on its new urban campus of Bilbao AS Fabrik. In a time of increasing urbanisation, universities must reflect on their relationship to surrounding cities and regions and develop ways to incorporate the urban and regional setting in their educational offerings. This BA shows the value of a transdisciplinary Action Res…
Solidarity and broadening the practices of action research
We live in a world of runaway global social inequality and immanent planetary ecological collapse and action research is more necessary than ever. Solidarity across countries, regions, classes, and ecosystems is the only way out of these linked crises caused by neoliberal capitalism. Action research is a vibrant and heterogeneous set of democratic practices capable of addressing many of these dilemmas. Action researchers have for generations larg…
Action Research as Understood and Practiced by Olav Eikeland
Bibliography: Greenwood, Davydd J.: Action Research as Understood and Practiced by Olav Eikeland: An Appreciation, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, Vol. 19, Issue 3-2023, pp. 198-199. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v19i3.04 ----- Open Access License: This contribution is available in Open Access under the Creative Commons license CC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International) as of February 26, 2024. More information about the license an…
Castilians, Basques, and Andalusians
Greenwood&s;s chapter shows how specific state policies, in this case the "ways the state deals with regional political claims" influence ethnic identity formation. He notes that ethnic movements have flourished principally in two historical periods in Spain, during "the Hapsburg era and the post-Franco period," when central power weakened and relationships between the center and the regions of the country had to be renegotiated. He argues that t…
“Mainstreaming action research”
Olav Eikeland’s unexpected passing (10 October 1955 – 1 September 2023) is a great loss for action research and for those of us who worked with and learned from him. We have collaborated to write t
Part 5
In this section, five authors reflect on Sue Wright's academic trajectory, her work in creating disciplinary and interdisciplinary networks and her engagement – as both an activist and scholar – in institutional change-making. They also reflect on her research on university reform, neoliberalisation and higher education futures
Varieties of industrial democracy – beyond neoliberalism or not? The Special Issue Editors’ response essay
Extract-----Bibliography: Ravn, Johan E./Imaz Alias, Oier/Haga, Trond Sanne/Greenwood, Davydd J.: Varieties of industrial democracy – beyond neoliberalism or not? The Special Issue Editors’ response essay, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, Vol. 19, Issue 1-2023, pp. 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v19i1.07
Productive Pragmatism
This essay presents two case examples of the context and practices of industrial democracy: Norwegian industrial democracy exemplified with the Aker case and the Mondragon Cooperative Experience (a term Mondragon often uses to describe its whole structure and history). The comparison illustrates the necessity of combining general systems theory, the distinction between political and socio-technical participation, and the role of ethos, worldview,…
Interview Davydd Greenwood. The Mid-career Making of an Action Researcher
Extract ----- Bibliography: Greenwood, Davydd J./Streck, Danilo/Larrea, Miren: Interview Davydd Greenwood. The Mid-career Making of an Action Researcher, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, Vol. 19, Issue 1-2023, pp. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v19i1.08
On Social Productivity and Future Perspectives on Action Research
The paper addresses some of the consequences of neoliberalism in our societies and argues that the phenomena that is being discussed under the label of surveillance capitalism has deep implications regarding action research. It fractures individuals into apolitical wants and needs, neutralising the core of action research which is the integrity of the individual and the social fabric. But this can be a two-way relationship, and action research ca…
How action research can make deliberative policy analysis more transformative
Hajer and Wagenaar originally proposed Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) as an approach suited to transforming a policy world characterized by complexity, pluralism and unpredictability. Because its transformative ambitions have long remained unfulfilled, DPA has begun embracing a variety of Action Research (AR) approaches committed to generating policy change in a world beset by multiple sustainability crises. However, a systematic assessment o…
Part 1
CASA-Sevilla is a study abroad programme for US university students with an advanced level of Spanish. In recent years, new patterns of social behaviour among students (mainly the use of technology and low-cost flights) aggravated their difficulties in establishing contacts with the local society, which often resulted in the perpetuation of stereotypes. The programme goals of cultural immersion and language improvement were therefore at risk. Thr…
Part 2
This section discusses how the changing students’ experiences necessitated a rethinking of the educational programme and the development of an active pedagogy. The reform used two powerful instruments: an adaptation of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, which allows the language coordinator to evaluate the linguistic needs of students upon arrival (and the students to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses) and to des…
Part 3
This section of the account of the action research and thorough reform of the CASA-Sevilla study abroad programme describes how the courses in the fields of anthropology, history and art / art history were changed. It explains why a pedagogical reform was needed, the choices faculty members made and the difficulties they faced. Transitioning to an active pedagogy has not been an easy path for faculty. The accounts show how they integrated indepen…
The Taming of Evolution
research, and detailed editorial suggestions.My son
Recreating universities for the public good
This special issue focuses on universities run by and for the benefit of students, academics and the public. Three contributions cover existing initiatives from ‘free’ universities and other long-established institutions that are fee-free and where students and faculty are central to their operations and governance.1 Other contributions focus on using tried and tested participatory organisational structures to create alternatives to the deteriora…
Using the Democratic Past to End Neoliberalism in Universities
Honouring Werner Fricke means carrying on his work. This essay argues for the applicability of the lessons and strategies learned from the successes of the “socio-technical systems design” and “industrial democracy” movement to the reconstruction of universities as stakeholder ‒ designed and managed organisations. Universities must now conduct research and teach in ways that promote social mobility and solidarity, and prepare new generations to r…
Medicina intervencionista vs. medicina naturalista
En los Estados Unidos, donde la medicina científica ha sido organizada como parte de un cometido social general para hallar soluciones científicas a los problemas sociales, nos encontramos en medio de una crisis severa y decisiva. Por un lado, la admiración del público por los adelantos científicos y técnicos de la medicina no ha sido nunca más intensa que ahora. Simultáneamente, el descontento público con los que practican la medicina a nivel in…
Action research in universities and higher education worldwide
Evolutionary systems thinking
An analysis of the theory/concept entries in the Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research consists of 314 entries totaling around 600,000 words by people expert in their topic. What if it was treated as a corpus of data about the current state of action research and related matters? So treated, it can provide a valuable current perspective on what action research is, who uses it for what purpose, and how it is done. A companion paper by Bob Dick reports on what the encyclopedia has to say about…
Theory and method
This is a combined introduction to two associated papers. Both are occasioned by the publication of the SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research (Coghlan & Brydon-Miller, 2014), and an invitation from its editors, David Coghlan and Mary Brydon-Miller to use the publication as an opportunity to review the present state of action research. The focus of one of the papers, by Davydd Greenwood (2015, this issue) , is on the theory and concepts of action r…
Wake Up or Perish
Higher education around the world is currently undergoing a neo-liberal administrative takeover. The drive to reduce costs and increased bureaucratization do not serve any other purpose than increasing the power of the universities' administration. The reasons for allowing this situation to happen are related to scholars' inertia and subscribing to a belief that academia can and should be impractical. As a result, the emerging corporate universit…
"Reclaiming "Anthropology
PurposeThis collection of commentaries on the reprinted 1987 article by Nancy C. Morey and Fred Luthans, "Anthropology: the forgotten behavioral science in management history", aims to reflect on the treatment of the history of anthropological work in organizational studies presented in the original article.Design/methodology/approachThe essays are invited and peer-reviewed contributions from scholars in organizational studies and anthropology.Fi…
Doing and learning action research in the neo-liberal world of contemporary higher education
Understanding how action research can be practiced, taught, and learned in contemporary universities requires understanding the dominant structures that organize higher education in the 21st century. This article presents the neo-liberal and Taylorist structures affecting higher education and then places the practice and study of action research in this context to outline ways action research could contribute to an improved future for higher educ…
Why Action Research
Members of the editorial board of Action Research responded to the question, `Why action research?' Based on their responses and the authors' own experiences as action researchers, this article examines common themes and commitments among action researchers as well as exploring areas of disagreement and important avenues for future exploration. We also use this opportunity to welcome readers of this new journal and to introduce them to members of…
Participatory Action Research as a Process and as a Goal
Participatory action research is presented as a social research method and process and as a goal that social research should always strive to achieve. After describing the key features and strengths of participatory action research, we briefly analyze its role in promoting social change through organizational learning in three very different kinds of organizations. We argue that participatory action research is always an emergent process that can…
Introduction to action research
Tourism as an Agent of Change
Beginning with a brief general discussion of mass tourism in historical and social scientific perspective, this article reviews the history and effects of international tourism in the Spanish Basque municipality of Fuenterrabia. Paying particular attention to the effects of tourism on the local people, the article details the process by which tourism first benefited them, only later to come to be controlled by outside developers who have captured…
The Process of Sociocultural Continuity [and Comments and Replies]
Almost since its inception, anthropology has had a major concern with sociocultural traditionalism and innovation. This paper argues that the terms "tradition" and "change" have created a dichotomy that is counterproductive for understanding how sociocultural systems are utilized by real people to deal with real events. Rather, we should stress the dynamic of continuity wherein "old" and "new" are defined according to the situation at hand. The e…
Participatory Action Research
Tourism as an agent of change
Doing and learning action research in the neo-liberal world of contemporary higher education
Understanding how action research can be practiced, taught, and learned in contemporary universities requires understanding the dominant structures that organize higher education in the 21st century. This article presents the neo-liberal and Taylorist structures affecting higher education and then places the practice and study of action research in this context to outline ways action research could contribute to an improved future for higher educ…
An analysis of the theory/concept entries in the Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research consists of 314 entries totaling around 600,000 words by people expert in their topic. What if it was treated as a corpus of data about the current state of action research and related matters? So treated, it can provide a valuable current perspective on what action research is, who uses it for what purpose, and how it is done. A companion paper by Bob Dick reports on what the encyclopedia has to say about…
Wake Up or Perish
Higher education around the world is currently undergoing a neo-liberal administrative takeover. The drive to reduce costs and increased bureaucratization do not serve any other purpose than increasing the power of the universities' administration. The reasons for allowing this situation to happen are related to scholars' inertia and subscribing to a belief that academia can and should be impractical. As a result, the emerging corporate universit…
A re-examination of the relationship between action research and human subjects review processes
In this brief article, we review the history of the human subjects review process and identify key aspects of that review as they relate to action research. In particular, we examine the issues of coercion, predictability, confidentiality, and risk –concerns central to the criteria used in current review processes but reflecting fundamental differences in the basic conceptualization of ethical practice as this is understood in action research
The Taming of Evolution
research, and detailed editorial suggestions.My son
Theory and method
This is a combined introduction to two associated papers. Both are occasioned by the publication of the SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research (Coghlan & Brydon-Miller, 2014), and an invitation from its editors, David Coghlan and Mary Brydon-Miller to use the publication as an opportunity to review the present state of action research. The focus of one of the papers, by Davydd Greenwood (2015, this issue) , is on the theory and concepts of action r…
Teaching/learning action research requires fundamental reforms in public higher education
Action researchers have rarely focused attention on reforming higher education and I argue that this is a mistake. The article reviews some of my failed attempts to make AR a sustainable teaching, research, and extension strategy in my own university. These experiences show that AR works well in the classroom and in small and marginal projects but this small scale and marginality and invisibility also makes such efforts fragile and short-lived. W…
Unrewarding Wealth
Conclusion
Economic Development and Economic Change
Exploring anew the old question of why East African pastoral peoples tend to be conservative, this paper suggests that a de-Westernized cross-cultural application of economic theory, both statics and dynamics, coupled with transaction theory, (social exchange), reveals a distinction between economic development, the exponential growth of a specific economy, and economic change, a shift from one specific kind of economy to another. Economic develo…
The Taming of Evolution
The theory of evolution has clearly altered our views of the biological world, but in the study of human beings, evolutionary and preevolutionary views continue to coexist in a state of perpetual tension. The Taming of Evolution addresses the questions of how and why this is so. Davydd Greenwood offers a sustained critique of the nature/nurture debate, revealing the complexity of the relationship between science and ideology. He maintains that po…
Productive Pragmatism
This essay presents two case examples of the context and practices of industrial democracy: Norwegian industrial democracy exemplified with the Aker case and the Mondragon Cooperative Experience (a term Mondragon often uses to describe its whole structure and history). The comparison illustrates the necessity of combining general systems theory, the distinction between political and socio-technical participation, and the role of ethos, worldview,…
On Social Productivity and Future Perspectives on Action Research
The paper addresses some of the consequences of neoliberalism in our societies and argues that the phenomena that is being discussed under the label of surveillance capitalism has deep implications regarding action research. It fractures individuals into apolitical wants and needs, neutralising the core of action research which is the integrity of the individual and the social fabric. But this can be a two-way relationship, and action research ca…
How action research can make deliberative policy analysis more transformative
Hajer and Wagenaar originally proposed Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) as an approach suited to transforming a policy world characterized by complexity, pluralism and unpredictability. Because its transformative ambitions have long remained unfulfilled, DPA has begun embracing a variety of Action Research (AR) approaches committed to generating policy change in a world beset by multiple sustainability crises. However, a systematic assessment o…
Theory‐Practice Relations in Anthropology
Using the Democratic Past to End Neoliberalism in Universities
Honouring Werner Fricke means carrying on his work. This essay argues for the applicability of the lessons and strategies learned from the successes of the “socio-technical systems design” and “industrial democracy” movement to the reconstruction of universities as stakeholder ‒ designed and managed organisations. Universities must now conduct research and teach in ways that promote social mobility and solidarity, and prepare new generations to r…
"Reclaiming "Anthropology
PurposeThis collection of commentaries on the reprinted 1987 article by Nancy C. Morey and Fred Luthans, "Anthropology: the forgotten behavioral science in management history", aims to reflect on the treatment of the history of anthropological work in organizational studies presented in the original article.Design/methodology/approachThe essays are invited and peer-reviewed contributions from scholars in organizational studies and anthropology.Fi…
Intellectual property and action research
This brief article offers an overview of the issue of intellectual property and the ways in which this intersects with the practice and dissemination of action research. Particular attention is paid to various forms of co-authorship and to the impact of developing forms of information and communication technologies on the question of intellectual property
Tourism as an Agent of Change
Beginning with a brief general discussion of mass tourism in historical and social scientific perspective, this article reviews the history and effects of international tourism in the Spanish Basque municipality of Fuenterrabia. Paying particular attention to the effects of tourism on the local people, the article details the process by which tourism first benefited them, only later to come to be controlled by outside developers who have captured…
Ethnology
Economic Development and Economic Change
Exploring anew the old question of why East African pastoral peoples tend to be conservative, this paper suggests that a de-Westernized cross-cultural application of economic theory, both statics and dynamics, coupled with transaction theory, (social exchange), reveals a distinction between economic development, the exponential growth of a specific economy, and economic change, a shift from one specific kind of economy to another. Economic develo…
East tyrol
Tourism as an agent of change
Unrewarding Wealth-The Commercialization and Collapse of Agriculture in a Spanish Basque Town
This work contains a history of farming in a Spanish Basque town where the farmers changed their subsistence farms into highly profitable commercial enterprises in response to demand created by tourism and industrialisation. In the period of highest profits however, the young Basques began to abandon their farms and turned to factory work at a much lower standard of living. The institutional problems within both the farm families and the local mu…
Science, anthropology, and the study of communication
Charles F. Hockett. The View From Language: Selected Essays 1948–1974. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1977. Tables, figures, references, bibliography, and index. $15.00
Unrewarding Wealth
Comment on Littlefield's Review of Greenwood's Unrewarding Wealth
Ethnology
The Process of Sociocultural Continuity [and Comments and Replies]
Almost since its inception, anthropology has had a major concern with sociocultural traditionalism and innovation. This paper argues that the terms "tradition" and "change" have created a dichotomy that is counterproductive for understanding how sociocultural systems are utilized by real people to deal with real events. Rather, we should stress the dynamic of continuity wherein "old" and "new" are defined according to the situation at hand. The e…
The Circle of Mountains
The Taming of Evolution
The theory of evolution has clearly altered our views of the biological world, but in the study of human beings, evolutionary and preevolutionary views continue to coexist in a state of perpetual tension. The Taming of Evolution addresses the questions of how and why this is so. Davydd Greenwood offers a sustained critique of the nature/nurture debate, revealing the complexity of the relationship between science and ideology. He maintains that po…
Culture by the Pound
Participatory Action Research
Industrial democracy as process
Participatory Action Research as a Process and as a Goal
Participatory action research is presented as a social research method and process and as a goal that social research should always strive to achieve. After describing the key features and strengths of participatory action research, we briefly analyze its role in promoting social change through organizational learning in three very different kinds of organizations. We argue that participatory action research is always an emergent process that can…
This World, Other Worlds
Multicultural Geography versus Multicultural Genealogy
En este artículo, el autor aplica el concepto de «viejos lugares comunes», de Julio Caro Baroja, al estudio de los conceptos sobre la relación cultura-naturaleza usados en la reflexión actual sobre la etnicidad. Concentrándose en una comparación de las nociones «racializadas» de etnicidad que dominan en los EE.UU. con las «regionalizadas» que son ahora hegemónicas en España, el autor sostiene que hace falta tener en cuenta una historia profunda d…
Organizational Learning II
Action research, science, and the co-optation of social research
This paper centers on our argument that action research (AR) produces “better” research than orthodox social research but that AR is marginalized in “Northern” universities because it connects social research to social reform. The key viewpoints informing our work are easily stated but elaborate arguments are required to justify them. We argue that AR is the most credible and methodologically coherent way to create and apply reliable knowledge in…
Terrorism as Discourse
Action research
Introduction to Action Research
What Is Action Research? Introduction: Action Research, Diversity, and Democracy A History of Action Research Action Research Cases From Practice: The Stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragon, and Programs for Employment and Workplace Systems at Cornell University Science, Epistemology, and Practice in Action Research An Epistemological Foundation for Action Research Scientific Method and Action Research Social Science Research Techniques, Work Forms, …
Theory‐Practice Relations in Anthropology
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