Banzon-Bautista, Cynthia Rose2024-11-132024-11-131985Banzon-Bautista, C. R. (1985). Participatory Research and Academic Social Science: Some Reflections Based on Shifting Methodological Frameworks in Sociology. Paper presented at the Seminar on Alternative Roles for Social Scientists in People-Based Development, Tagaytay City, May 27-31, 1985.http://192.9.200.215:4000/handle/123456789/192A discussion on the integration of participatory research in sociology, analyzing methodological positions such as positivism, interpretive phenomenology, and Marxism, as well as their implications for social science practices and academic research in development contexts.This introductory paper examines the alignment of participatory research approaches within the competing methodological frameworks of sociology. It argues that participatory research is compatible with methodological positions challenging the positivist tradition, which remains dominant in social science research. Through three assertions, the author discusses the theoretical affinities between participatory research and non-positivist methodologies, explores participatory research's potential for critique on social and economic structures, and considers the relationship between theory and action for socially engaged scholars. This paper aims to broaden understanding of participatory research as a viable academic approach grounded in theoretical and methodological diversity.enParticipatory ResearchMethodologySociologyPositivismInterpretive SociologyAcademic MarxismSocial Science ResearchWorking Paper