Part I: Farming Systems Research in Europe<br>1. Farming Systems Research: An approach to inquiry; Ika Darnhofer, David Gibbon, and Benoît Dedieu<br>2. The origins of the European IFSA: The first meetings and the agenda renewal; Jacques Brossier, Caterina Contini, Luigi Omodei Zorini, and Artur Cristóvão<br>3. Early Farming Systems Research and extension experience in Africa and possible relevance for FSR in Europe; Jim Bingen and David Gibbon<br>4. Textual analysis and scientometric mapping of the dynamic knowledge in and around the IFSA community; Marc Barbier, Marianne Bompart, Véronique Garandel-Batifol, and Andréi Mogoutov<br>5. Methodological themes in Farming Systems Research and implications for learning in higher education; David Gibbon<br>Part II: State of the art and key issues<br>6. How should we farm? The ethical dimension of farming systems; Richard Bawden<br>7. Systems practice: Making the systems in Farming Systems Research effective; Ray Ison<br>8. The role of action-oriented learning theories for change in agriculture and rural networks; Chris Blackmore, Marianne Cerf, Ray Ison, and Mark Paine<br>9. Learning in European agricultural and rural networks: Building a systemic research agenda; Bernard Hubert, Ray Ison, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Chris Blackmore, Marianne Cerf, Isabelle Avelange, Marc Barbier, and Patrick Steyaert<br>10. Extension systems and change facilitation for agricultural and rural development; Artur Cristóvão, Alex Koutsouris, and Michael Kügler<br>11. Agri-food system and territorial development: Innovations, new dynamics and changing governance mechanisms; Claire Lamine, Henk Renting, Adanella Rossi, Han Wiskerke, and Gianluca Brunori<br>12. The Territory Agronomy Approach in research, education, and training; Sylvie Lardon, Anna-Camilla Moonen, Elisa Marraccini, Marta Debolini, Mariassunta Galli, and Salma Loudiyi<br />13. Simulation models in farming systems research: Potential and challenges; Giuseppe Feola, Claudia Sattler, and Ali Kerem Saysel<br>14. Reshaping boundaries between farming systems and the environment; Stéphane Bellon and Jean-Louis Hemptinne<br>Part III: Insights from system sciences and new perspectives<br>15. Dynamics in farming systems: of changes and choices; J.B. (Hans) Schiere, Ika Darnhofer, and Michel Duru<br>16. Farms and farmers facing change: The adaptive approach; Rebecka Milestad, Benoît Dedieu, Ika Darnhofer, and Stéphane Bellon<br>17. Observing farming systems: Insights from social systems theory; Egon Noe and Hugo F. Alrøe
