Christopher Bryant is the author of Practical Sociology: Post-empiricism and the Reconstruction of Theory and Application, published by Wiley.

• Preface. 1. Introduction: Theory, Metatheory and Discourse.2. Concept Formation: Contest and Reconstruction.3. The Constitution of Society: Agency and Structure.4. Values in Social Science: Decisions, Justifications and Communities.5. Models of Applied Social Science: Engineering, Enlightenment, Interaction and Dialogue.6. Conclusion: Impossible and Possible Sociology.Notes.References.Index.

"A very useful and insightful book." Political Studies

Christopher Bryant is the author of Practical Sociology: Post-empiricism and the Reconstruction of Theory and Application, published by Wiley.

• Preface. 1. Introduction: Theory, Metatheory and Discourse.2. Concept Formation: Contest and Reconstruction.3. The Constitution of Society: Agency and Structure.4. Values in Social Science: Decisions, Justifications and Communities.5. Models of Applied Social Science: Engineering, Enlightenment, Interaction and Dialogue.6. Conclusion: Impossible and Possible Sociology.Notes.References.Index.

"A very useful and insightful book." Political Studies

Christopher Bryant is the author of Practical Sociology: Post-empiricism and the Reconstruction of Theory and Application, published by Wiley.

• Preface. 1. Introduction: Theory, Metatheory and Discourse.2. Concept Formation: Contest and Reconstruction.3. The Constitution of Society: Agency and Structure.4. Values in Social Science: Decisions, Justifications and Communities.5. Models of Applied Social Science: Engineering, Enlightenment, Interaction and Dialogue.6. Conclusion: Impossible and Possible Sociology.Notes.References.Index.

"A very useful and insightful book." Political Studies