English to German Social Sciences Science (general) Sprechakttheorie Austin/Sozialwissenschaften

Hallo liebe Kollegen!

Ich bin mir unsicher, wie hier der Begriff *inquiry" am besten übersetzen lässt.
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Mir liegt leider nur ein kleiner Textabschnitt vor.

Danke!

For example, in a marriage ceremony, the minister’s words, “Now I pronounce you husband and wife,” changes the nature of the couple’s social status, both privately and in terms of public record. To apply this theoretical notion to performative social science, the ways in which we express the content of our ***inquiry*** are actions in relationships. Thus, we may ask, what kinds of relationships do we encourage or discourage in our current practices of academic writing? (...) From a performative standpoint, we begin to ask about alternatives. How else could we express ourselves? Let us employ every aesthetic means at our disposal.
***Performative inquiry*** also expands the sensitivities of social scientists to the subject of their research.