The text gives an overview of critical research in information systems (CRIS), which will give a useful introduction to those students and researchers not familiar with the topic and assist in carrying the debate further on a variety of issues

Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: Theory Critical Research in Information Systems Theoretical Discourses: A Comparison of the Foucauldian and Habermasian Concepts of Discourse in Morality and Critical Research in IS, Emancipation Across Cultural Boundaries: A Fundamental Problem of Critical Research in Information Systems Section 2: Philosophy Ontology: On Positivism, Realism, and their Relevance for Critical IS Research Epistemology: On Information, Knowledge and Truth, Methodology: Is there a Specific Critical Way to Knowledge? Philosophical Syncretism in IS Research: Final Remarks on Ontology, Epistemology and Paradigms Section 3: Application Information Systems as Means of (Dis)Empowerment: The Information Society and Decision Support Systems in Local Authorities in Egypt Responsible and Heroic Management of Workplace Privacy: A Critical View of ICT Management Trust as Fetish: A Critical Theory Perspective on Research on Trust in E-Commerce The Ideological Use of Privacy and Security The Metaphor of Evolution in E-Commerce: A Critical Evaluation Commercial Colonization: E-Teaching and E-Democracy Section 4: Reflection(s)Limitations of the Critical Approach, The Future of Critical Research in Information Systems