Norman K Denzin & Michael D Giardina 
Qualitative Inquiry and Social Justice [PDF ebook] 
Toward a Politics of Hope

In increasing numbers, qualitative researchers are leaving their ivory tower perches and entering the fray, focusing their research and actions on the promotion of social justice. In this tightly edited volume of original articles stemming from the 2008 International Congress on Qualitative Inquiry, leading figures in qualitative research demonstrate the potential for the research tradition to make contributions to the betterment of humankind.