http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:03:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/07/30/phd-studentships/ "AGAINST THE FLOW: CRITICAL REALISM AND CRITIQUES OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THOUGHT" School of Oriental and African Studies, room 116 Saturday April 5th 100. – 2.00 John Urry, Prof of Sociology Lancaster University "Complexity and Climate Change". 2.15 – 3.30 Jonathan Joseph, “A Critique of Networks and Flows” Jamie Morgan, “The curious agency-structure interactions of financial systems” Kathryn Dean, “Dangerous liaisons: ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/03/18/soas-event-april-5th/ The next meeting of the Critical Realism Group at the IoE will be on Tuesday, March 11, in Room 944 at 5:30 p.m. <> Tone Skinningsrud, Head of the Department of Education in the University of Tromsø (Norway) and General Secretary of the International Association of Critical Realism, will speak on “Comparative ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/critical-realism-group-at-the-ioe/ The following seminar has been organised by the Centre for Critical Realism Against the Flow: Realism and Critiques of Contemporary Social Thought. Participants: Radha de Souza, Ivan Horrocks, Jamie Morgan, John Urry, Alan Norrie, Jonathan Joseph, Nick Hostettler Kathryn Dean. Place: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/02/27/ccr-seminar-london/ <>IACR General Secretary Tone Skinningsrud will be giving a seminar on Tuesday, March 11 at 5.30 pm on "A Critical Realist Rationale for Comparative Case Studies in the Historical Sociology of Education". Room 944, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, University of London London WC1H 0AL <>All welcome. http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/london-talk-tone-skinningsrud/ Another term, and yet another attractive programme for the Cambridge Realist Workshop. To see the programme go to: http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/seminars/realist/workshop programme.htm First up is Ha-Joon Chang talking about his new edited book. The title of the book, and of Ha-Joon's talk is Institutional change and economic development Attached is the intro to the book and Ha-Joon's ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2008/01/14/cambridge-realist-workshop-21st-january-2008/ Next up at the Cambridge Realist Workshop on Monday November 19, the speaker is: Arnoud de Meyer giving a talk entitled: "Making Sense out of Empirical Data on Technology Management" Arnoud, as I am sure you all know, is the current Director of the ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2007/11/15/cambridge-realist-workshop-19th-november/ The Congress for Planetary Initiatives 2007, assembled in Salt Lake City, Utah (August 22-26, 2007). Attendees included Roy Bhaskar. The resolutions adopted at the conference are now available on the Congress website: www.congress2007.net http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2007/11/08/congress-for-planetary-initatives-2007-resolutions/   Next up at the Cambridge Realist Workshop on Monday November 12, the speaker is: Geoffrey Hodgson giving a talk entitled: "Prospects for Economic Sociology"   As usual ('free') wine is available from 7:30pm onwards, and the talk starts at 8pm.   NB the programme for the term and directions to the seminar ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2007/11/08/cambridge-realist-workshop-november-12-2007/ Engaging Realism: AACR Seminars and Discussions The Australasian Association for Critical Realism (AACR)is pleased to announce the latest in a new series of seminars and discussions, to be held at the University of Sydney.  Thursday 15th November, 6.30pm Room 148, R.C. Mills Building (lower ground floor), University of Sydney Aristotle and Critical ... http://criticalrealism.edublogs.org/2007/11/03/sydney-critical-realism-seminar/