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’
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
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
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
Call for Expressions of Interest: Journal of Critical Realism invites expressions of interest for the volunteer positions of associate editor and membership to the editorial committee. Submissions expected by 2 February 2025 to o.ozmen.14@ucl.ac.uk. Journal of Critical Realism (JCR) is… Read More »New editorial positions at the Journal of Critical Realism