1. Thinking about social theory and philosophy for information systems / Allen S. Lee -- 2. Fit for function : functionalism, neofunctionalism and information systems / M. Lynne Markus -- 3. Phenomenology, screens, and the world : a journey with Husserl and Heidegger into phenomenology / Lucas D. Introna and Fernando M. Ilharco -- 4. Hermeneutics in information systems research / Michael D. Myers -- 5. Adorno : a critical theory for IS research / Stephen K. Probert -- 6. The critical social theory of Jurgen Habermas and its implications for IS research / Heinz K. Klein and Minh Q. Huynh -- 7. Foucault, power/knowledge and information systems : reconstructing the present / Leslie P. Willcocks -- 8. Structuration theory and information systems : a critical reappraisal / Matthew Jones, Wanda Orlikowski and Kamal Munir -- 9. What we may learn from the social shaping of technology approach.