Introduction: feminist research methodologies in the social sciences / A. Byrne & R. Lenin -- Feminist research methodology: the case of Ireland / M. Daly -- The role of empancipatory research in the academy / K. Lynch -- Naming our own world: making a case for feminist research / C. O'Neill -- Analytical action, committed research: what does a feminist action research partnership mean in practice? / C. Cockburn and M. Mulholland -- Researching one an-other / A. Byrne -- Extending feminist methodologies: researching masculinities and technologies / M. Lohan -- Writing between worlds / R. Edmondson -- Painting women into the picture / R. van Son -- Talking back / R. McDonagh -- Constructing the self in narrative: feminist research as auto/biography / R. Lentin.