Part 1 An actor-oriented paradigm: introduction, Norman Long; from paradigm lost to paradism regained? the case for an actor-oriented sociology of development, Norman Long. Part 2 The research process: a research journey; on actors, concepts and the text, Pieter de Vries; plunging into the garlic; methodological issues and challenges, Gabriel Torres; the engagement of researcher and local actors in the construction of case studies and research themes - exploring methods of restudy, Van Seur. Part 3 New perspectives on old problems: goods, knowledge and beer - the methodological significance of situational analysis and discourse, Andrew Long; identity, networks and space - new dimensions in the study of small-scale enterprise and commoditization, Gerard Verschoor; local organization as organizing practices - the Mexican ejido revisited, Monique Nuijten. Part 4 Theoretical windows on development intervention; the dynamics of knowledge interfaces between bureaucrats and peasants, Alberto Arce and Norman Long; the poverty of practice - gender, power and intervention from an actor-oriented perspective, Magdalena Villarreal; conclusion, Norman Long.
