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Blog posts
Three new critical realist podcasts
We’re pleased to announce three new podcasts in our ‘Studies in Critical Realism’ series, published by the Centre for Critical Realism. In each podcast Gareth Wiltshire interviews the author(s) of a recent book published in Routledge’s Critical Realist book series.… Read More »Three new critical realist podcasts
Critical Realism as an Emancipatory Philosophy for Indigenous Education: An Interview with Chris Sarra
By Chris Sarra and Andreas Vavvos Introduction This blog post presents a condensed version of an interview conducted by Andreas Vavvos with Chris Sarra, as part of a wider initiative to explore the intersections between critical realism and Indigenous knowledge.… Read More »Critical Realism as an Emancipatory Philosophy for Indigenous Education: An Interview with Chris Sarra
Call for applications to join the Board of the Centre for Critical Realism
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… Read More »Call for applications to join the Board of the Centre for Critical Realism
IACR 2026 call for papers issued
Varieties of Realism, Varieties of Critical Realism? This year’s annual conference of the International Association for Critical Realism will be held at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands. Pre-Conference: July 27 – July 29, 2026Conference: July… Read More »IACR 2026 call for papers issued
Beyond the Skills Deficit: A Critical Realist View of Academic Writing in Kazakhstan
By Aikerim Bektemirova In academia, we are all familiar with the pressure to ‘publish or perish’. But for many scholars in non-Anglophone contexts, this pressure is compounded by an additional linguistic barrier, as one Kazakhstani faculty member describes the difficulties… Read More »Beyond the Skills Deficit: A Critical Realist View of Academic Writing in Kazakhstan
Educational Leadership and Critical Realism
A guest post by Anthony Thorpe and Jean Pierre Elonga Mboyo. Our book ‘Educational Leadership and Critical Realism’ is the latest addition to the Routledge Studies in Critical Realism series. Our paths crossed at an International Association of Critical Realism… Read More »Educational Leadership and Critical Realism
Call for papers: special issue on critical realism and human-nature relations
A guest post by Leigh Price (University of Inland Norway, leigh.price@inn.no), Andreas Vavvos (University ofCrete, Greece & University of Saint Andrews, UK), and Jan Zumoberhaus (University of Fribourg,Switzerland). Submission Deadline: 28 February 2025 The Journal of Critical Realism is calling… Read More »Call for papers: special issue on critical realism and human-nature relations
Call for contributions to edited book ‘Critical Realism and Planning’
A guest post by Jin Xue. Call for contributions: Planning is an interdisciplinary field, operating at the intersection of science, policy, and lived experience. As the world is becoming increasingly complex and intertwined, and being challenged by polycrisis, new technologies… Read More »Call for contributions to edited book ‘Critical Realism and Planning’
New bibliography of Margaret Archer’s work
A guest post by Aristide Bertrand The CSO, an international and interdisciplinarian research centre founded by Margaret Archer in 2011, is proud to present a tentative complete bibliography of her works in English. In keeping with Margaret Archer‘s wishes, the… Read More »New bibliography of Margaret Archer’s work