{"product_id":"joint-action-9781138859616","title":"Joint Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoint Action: Essays in honour of John Shotter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together a cross-disciplinary group of fifteen respected international scholars to explain the relevance of John Shotter's work to emerging concerns in twenty-first century social science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShotter's work extends over forty years and continues to challenge conventional scientific thinking across a range of topics. The disciplines and practices that Shotter's work has informed are well established throughout the English-speaking world. This is the first publication to examine the importance of his influence in contemporary social sciences and it includes authoritative discussions on topics such as social constructionism, democratic practice, organisational change, the affective turn and human relations. The geographical diversity and disciplinary breadth of scholarly contributions imbues the book with international scope and reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoint Action\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a contemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Refracting Shotter 2. John Shotter, uniqueness and poetics: Parallels with Ernst Cassirer 3. \"Images of ‘Man’\": One revolution around another (in roughly forty winks) 4. Well, err; actually…: John’s battle with language and certainty 5. Critique, construction and confluence: Journeying with John Shotter 6. The ethics of relational process: John Shotter’s \u003ci\u003eRadical Presence 7. \u003c\/i\u003eOn being good researchers: Virtue, sympathetic co-experience and polyphonic unmasking 8. With feeling 9. Responsive improvisation: The shape of emergent dialogue 10. The power of the particular: Notes for an organisational science of singularities 11. Twenty-one words that made a difference: Shifting paradigms 12. Suppose Shotter had not read Dreyfus? 13. Anticipating hope 14. Constructing goes live: Soft self\/other differentiation, sound processes and \u003cem\u003elegein \u003c\/em\u003e15. John Shotter’s contribution to a better way\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577849909591,"sku":"9781138859616","price":142.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138859616.jpg?v=1746096961","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/joint-action-9781138859616","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}