The Centre for Critical Realism (CCR) was established as a charitable trust in November 1996 with the general aim of supporting and promoting activities, both theoretical and practical, concerned with the development of realist social theory and philosophy. Today the CCR operates as an organising and consulting body for critical realism, and in conjunction with Routledge, produces a Book Series on realist social theory and philosophy, and other related topics. We also administer the criticalrealismnetwork.org website, which was originally set up by a project team at Yale University, and provide a range of digital resources designed to showcase and celebrate the enormous potential of critical realism for a global audience. They aim to share CR’s essential features and key ideas with new audiences (especially early career researchers and interested students), and to show just some of the ways in which CR is being applied.
The role
We are seeking volunteers to join the board of the Centre for Critical Realism. Board members are required to administer the charity and aid in the performance of its activities. This includes attending board meetings, reviewing book proposals, helping to disseminate critical realist ideas, overseeing the finances of the charity, assisting in organising events and research seminars, helping to identify proposals for the Routledge critical realist series and being available to perform one of the officer roles for the charity (finance officer, secretary, website and social media management, subject editors and managing editor). We welcome applications from a variety of fields, and with differing levels of experience, from newly qualified PhD graduates to Professors. We are seeking applicants who use critical realism within their research and can effectively evaluate critical realist book proposals. Ideally you will have a wide community of practice within your field and will be able to encourage proposals to the Routledge Critical Realist series. The roles require a time commitment of approximately 20 hours per year, and activities tend to be performed remotely via online meetings. There is an informal expectation of a 3 to 5-year commitment to the role.
If you are interested in joining us, please email a brief CV and a covering letter explaining how you feel you could contribute to the CCR. Applications should be made to: criticalrealismnetwork@gmail.com by 30th June 2026.