TY - BOOK AU - Law,John TI - After method: mess in social science research T2 - International library of sociology SN - 0415341744 (hardback) AV - H62 .L327 2004 U1 - 300/.72 22 PY - 2004/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; After method: an introduction; Interlude: notes on empiricism and autonomy -- Scientific practices; Interlude: notes on paradigms -- Multiple worlds; Interlude: notes on interferences and cyborgs -- Fluid results; Interlude: notes on presence and absence -- Elusive objects; Interlude: notes on symmetry -- Non-conventional forms; Interlude: notes on purity and hybridity -- Imagination and narrative; Interlude: hinterland and reality -- Conclusion: ontological politics and after; 1; After method : an introduction --; Interlude : notes on empiricism and autonomy --; 2; Scientific practices --; Interlude : notes on paradigms --; 3; Multiple worlds --; Interlude : notes on interferences and cyborgs --; 4; Fluid results --; Interlude : notes on presence and absence --; 5; Elusive objects --; Interlude : notes on symmetry --; 6; Non-conventional forms --; Interlude : notes on purity and hybridity --; 7; Imagination and narrative --; Interlude : hinterland and reality --; 8; Conclusion : ontological politics and after ER -