1.   A thorough review of social movement theory and research in advanced industrial democracies.

2.   Alison Petch has undertaken research in a range of social policy areas, in both local authority and university settings.

3.   Articles by well-known political scientists discuss the central concepts and recent empirical research in many important subfields.

4.   As a result of the microcomputer revolution, electronic data processing has become a familiar feature of research in most humanities disciplines.

5.   Communications are short and publication is rapid, providing information on new avenues of research in the shortest possible time.

6.   Despite the massive increase in the volume of research in psychology and ethology, little progress seems to have been made.

7.   Documentary research in the technical literature was undertaken to plan interviews and to identify key areas of technological innovation and technical uncertainty.

8.   For example, research in composites, polymers and other new materials could aid a range of engineering industries.