Dear Colleagues,

For those who may be interested I will be hosting a four-day online workshop: Philosophy of Realist Evaluation, on October 15^th, 16^th, 19^th, and 20^th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm (BST). This workshop is suitable for people new to realist methodology as well as experienced realist inquirers seeking to improve their ability to think through, communicate, and debate philosophical concepts related to Realist Evaluation.

The workshop will encourage participants in the effort to grasp fundamental concepts related to Scientific Realism including Demi-Regularity, Abduction, Retroduction, CMO configuration, Middle-Range Theory, Abstraction, Emergence, Generative Causation and Counter-Factual logic. Through workshop exercises and interaction, participants will practice articulating and defending the realist approach and will become familiar with a retroductive line of thinking. Strengthening one’s philosophical foundation in realism can serve to resolve methodological issues and improve analytical process in realist inquiry.  

For more information about this workshop, or to register please visit:

https://realistmethodology-cares.org/oct2020philosophyofrealistevaluation

Justin Jagosh, PhD

Director, Centre for Advancement in Realist Evaluation and Synthesis (CARES)

www.realistmethodology-cares.org

& Honorary Associate, University of Liverpool