Frank Paul Morton (paul.morton9@gmail.com)Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2010 PDF Abstract The subject area of this thesis is Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP), which is focussed on the role of information systems and information technology in organisations. SISP is seen… Read More »Explaining Outcomes of Strategic Information Systems Planning Using a Critical Realist Approach
Nkosinathi Emmanuel Madondo (nathimadondo7@gmail.com, Scholar)Centre for Research, Teaching and Learning, Rhodes University, 2020 Download from repository Abstract This study was designed to investigate the experiences of Second Year Science students who come from rural backgrounds within a Higher Education context.… Read More »On Locating the experiences of Second Year Science Students from Rural Areas in the Field of Science in Higher Education: Teaching Science by Drawing on Students’ Lived Rural Experiences
A guest post by Hazuki Kajiwara Compared with Western and Northern European countries, Critical Realism (CR) has been somewhat slower to attract attention in Japan. Recently, however, interest has been growing: a new CR study group has been launched, and… Read More »Critical Realism in Japan: Some Recent Developments
Catherine HastingsMacquarie University, 2022 Download from repository Abstract Homelessness is a potent example of extreme disadvantage and social exclusion, and for families it can be an experience of loss, fear and trauma. The effects of homelessness on children and their… Read More »Family homelessness in Australia: a quantitative critical realist study
Posted by Dave Elder-Vass The phenomenon of normativity – the existence of norms and how the normative pressures that sustain them operate – is fundamental to the conduct of every aspect of social life. Yet, arguably, this important area has… Read More »Call for papers: Special issue on Norm Circles in Social Research
This post was originally published on the IACR website: https://www.criticalrealism.org/post/nominations-now-open-nominate-a-book-for-the-2025-cheryl-frank-memorial-prize The Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize is awarded annually for a book that constitutes, motivates, or exemplifies the best and/or most innovative writing in or about the tradition of critical realism, including… Read More »NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN: Nominate a book for the 2025 Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize
Karin Zotzmann’s Codes of Corruption: A Critical Realist Discourse Analysis of Illicit Transactions (2025) is the latest exciting book in Routledge’s Critical Realism book series. The Centre for Critical Realism is hosting an online book launch on May 14th 2025… Read More »Codes of Corruption: book launch
By Wojciech Sadlon Margaret Archer, a towering figure in sociology, particularly in the field of critical realism, played a crucial role in shaping the theoretical and methodological framework of my study on Polish Catholicism. Her profound insights, encouragement, and intellectual… Read More »Margaret Archer and Polish Catholicism
A guest post by Tom Fryer and Cristián Navarrete. This blog is adapted from the introduction of Revisiting Realist Theory of Science (2024) by Tom Fryer and Cristián Navarrete. The full version of the book, which aims to introduce Bhaskar’s… Read More »Revisiting Realist Theory of Science: A Practical Guide
The Power of Implicit Critical Realism: Writing Like a Realist Without Stating It A guest post by Christopher-David Preclik Corresponding Author: Christopher-David Preclik, PhD Student in Politics and International Studies (1st year), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; email: cdp51@cam.ac.uk Biographical… Read More »The Power of Implicit Critical Realism