Critical Realism - the complete video: what it is, key literature and why use it

Critical Realism is an epistemology that is more recently developed and thus has not been used as extensively as others. It does however provide an interesting lens which may provide researchers with new perspectives on areas of interest. This discussion with Chris Lipp from Bristol Business School gives insight into the epistemology. We discuss what it is, and try and explain it. Chris provides some key literature to consider. We then discuss why you might chose to take a Critical Realist perspective in your work. Please click to like this video and subscribe to our channel as this supports our work There are many videos here that will support your work. The recommended reading mentioned the video: Archer, M (1995). Realist Social Theory: The Morphogenetic Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Danermark B, Ekström M, Jakobsen L and Karlsson J (2002) Explaining Society. Critical Realism in the Social Sciences. London: Routedge. Elder-Vass, D (2005). Emergence and the Realist Account of Cause. Journal of Critical Realism 4:2, 315-38. Mingers, J (2014). Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy. Florence: Taylor and Francis. Sayer, A (2000). Realism and Social Science. London: Sage.