This volume seeks to provide a critical review of the late-1990s state of health promotion research. It maps out key debates and draws out major themes in order to demonstrate the benefits of re-conceptualizing the field of health promotion as collaborative and integrating, rather than as a battlefield for disciplinary and intellectual clashes. By seeking to make a significant contribution to ongoing epistemological, theoretical and methodological debates in health promotion research, this book should enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of health promotion policy and practice. With...