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If two men of similar talents, identical training, shared values, and common interests were to study the same phenomena it would not be at all remarkable if they approached the phenomena in the same way, described them in the same terms, employed the same logic in analyzing them, drew the same conclusions from them, and formulated the same theories about their causes.If, however, two men of similar talents but of rather divergent training, professing differing objectives, and displaying varied (perhaps even conflicting) concerns were to pursue studies of phenomena each believed to be quite distinct from the other's field of inquiry, it would be most astounding if their findings and inferences should turn out to be closely parallel in many important respects, particularly if there were little evidence of communication between them.

'The world of Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) methodology became quite taken with Lincoln and Guba's book 'Naturalist Inquiry' (1985). The author has no issue with it with respect to its application to QDA; it helped clarify and advance so many QDA issues. However, its application to Grounded Theory (GT) has been a major block on GT, as originated, by its cooptation and corruption hence remodeling of GT by default. Lincoln and Guba have simply assumed GT is just another QDA method, which it is not. In 'The Grounded Theory Perspective II' (Glaser 2003, Chapter 9 on credibility), the author has discussed 'Naturalist Inquiry' (NI) thought regarding how Lincoln and Guba's notion of 'trustworthy' data (or worrisome data orientation) and how their view of constant comparison can and has remodeled and eroded GT. In this paper the author will consider other aspects of NI that remodel GT.' (author's abstract)|

The main contemporary sociological theories are outlined (Parsons, Luhmann, Habermas, Bourdieu, Boudon, Foucault etc.). The author shows the possibility of a synthesis of the functional system theory and the Neogramscian theory. In this way Niklas Luhmann and Kees van der Pijl become parts of a comprehensive theory of society named as the theory of double structures of society.

This article starts from the premise that, for all its diverse ideals and technical bases, the core of planning is an ability to favourably influence collective spatial concerns. The location of practice within spatial governance means that the 'worth' of planning theories often depends upon the nature of governance itself in given places and times. In this article, three layered vignettes of practice in Victoria, Australia are presented to demonstrate the importance of governance settings to the value and success of selected planning theories at different geographical and temporal scales. The vignettes examine: the introduction of new planning legislation in Victoria, Australia; the take-up of medium density housing; and the influence of communicative planning on participation. The article concludes that the effects of theory upon practice depend upon institutional circumstances, and that theory, and its users, must address this to be effective and to prevent unintended outcomes.

Current sociological theories appear to have lost their general persuasiveness in part because, unlike the theories of the 'classical era', they fail to maintain an integrated stance toward society, and the practical role that sociology plays in society. The authors explore various facets of this failure and possibilities for reconstructing sociological theories as integrated wholes capable of conveying a moral and political immediacy. They discuss the evolution of several concepts (for example, the social, structure, and self) and address the significant disputes (for example, structuralism v

Das Buch "Naturalist Inquiry" (NI) von LINCOLN und GUBA (1985) spielt eine wichtige Rolle für die Qualitative Datenanalyse (QDA). Dies ist für das Feld der QDA unproblematisch: NI hat hier wesentlich zur Verdeutlichung und weiteren Entfaltung methodologischer Fragen beigetragen. Bezogen auf die originäre Grounded Theory (GT) hat sich NI jedoch als Hindernis erwiesen durch sukzessive Mitnutzung und "Verfälschung" der ersteren: Für LINCOLN und GUBA ist GT ganz offensichtlich ein QDA-Verfahren (neben anderen), eine Position, der ich widerspreche: In "The Grounded Theory Perspective II" (GLASER 2002a) habe ich NI dahingehend diskutiert, wie LINCOLN und GUBAs Konzept der trustworthiness von Daten (bzw. deren beunruhigende Orientierung an "Daten") und deren Rezeption der constant comparison-Strategie die originäre GT umgeformt und ausgehöhlt haben. In diesem Beitrag beschäftige ich mich mit weiteren Aspekten von NI, die zu einer Umformung der GT beitragen.