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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

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

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’