What's Critical About Critical Realism?

Vandenberghe, Frédéric

doi:10.4324/9780203798508

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“…philosophical stance that can inform future empirical investigations (Vandenberghe, 2015). Allana and Clark (2018) contend that critical realism is useful to "exploring complex interventions holistically, including their components, contexts, and mechanisms."…”

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Hand-arm vibration management: an operational health and safety strategy framework

Edwards

Martek

Ejohwomu

et al. 2020

IJBPA

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PurposeHuman vibration exposure from hand-operated equipment emissions can lead to irreparable and debilitating hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). While work-place health and well-being (H&WB) policies, strategies and procedures have been extensively researched and documented, little has been done to develop a specific strategic framework tailored to the management of hand-arm vibration (HAV). This study fills that gap.Design/methodology/approachA mixed philosophical approach of interpretivism and critical realism is adopted within a case study of a utilities contractor. Within this overarching epistemological design, action research approach is implemented via a three-stage investigation, namely, relevant company H&WB documents and procedures were examined, leading to the formulation of semi-structured interview questioning of the H&WB team. Their responses informed the next line of questions, delivered to middle-management responsible for overseeing H&S.FindingsThe findings are instructive in revealing that while substantial documentation management (augmented with protocols and checks) was in place, the system fell short of implementation within the workforce and thus failed to preserve worker H&WB. The investigation generated recommendations for shoring up H&WB deficiencies observed and developed a theoretical model to represent these. Though these recommendations were developed in response to a specific case, they form the core of a HAV operational H&WB strategy framework with applicability over a broader context.Originality/valueThis research provides unique insight into contemporary industry practices employed to manage HAV in the workplace and represents an invaluable opportunity to learn from prevailing practices and rectify deficiencies observed.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Hand-arm vibration management: an operational health and safety strategy framework

Edwards

Martek

Ejohwomu

et al. 2020

IJBPA

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“…However, the lived experience often results in explicitly political responses as the external world imposes itself on that experience. So, Paterson and Hughes (1999) I will return to these themes at the end of this paper, but a realist understanding of context is, in my view, a useful way of contextualizing the hermeneutics of everyday experiences (Vandenberghe, 2013). In short, the qualitative matters, and abandoning science envy and a pedantic concern with methods in favour of narrative and flexibility in the ways that we access that knowledge, promotes a more politically sensitive and theoretically robust approach to research.…”

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Research paradigms and the politics of nursing knowledge: A reflective discussion

Nairn

2019

Nursing Philosophy

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A standard view would suggest that research is a neutral apolitical activity. It neutralizes external pressures by its fidelity to robust scientific methods. However, politics is an inevitable part of human knowledge. Our knowledge of the world is always mediated by human priorities. What matters is therefore a contested and political debate rather a neutral accumulation of factual data. How researchers manage this varies. Research paradigms are one way in which research engages with knowledge. They frame knowledge within epistemological and ontological philosophies. In this paper, I will explore this view in relation to neo‐positivism, qualitative research, Foucault and critical realism. I will argue that if nursing knowledge is to be effective it needs to acknowledge the political, particularly in the context of neoliberalism. Healthcare systems are having to cope with a social world increasingly dominated by market fundamentalism, extreme levels of inequality and a rise in xenophobia. These forces are undermining the provision of ethically sound health care, misdirecting research practice and contributing to a discourse of dehumanization. These forces need to be challenged politically and I will argue that epistemologically diverse approaches, alongside a realist ontology can provide a way forward for nursing research.

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“…Одна из причин, по которой ЕС имеет ограниченную власть (юрисдикцию) в области уголовного права, заключается в том, что уголовное право тесно связано с суверенитетом, поскольку ius puniendi связано с монополией на насилие, запрещающей применение закона тем, кто такой монополией не обладает. Другая причина заключается в том, что применение уголовного права касается не только компенсации причиненного вреда, но и наложения штрафа или заключения под стражу с целью осудить действия, признанные противоправными 50 .…”

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Text-Driven Jurisdiction in Cyberspace

Hildebrandt¹

2021

TAL

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What's Critical About Critical Realism?

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Hand-arm vibration management: an operational health and safety strategy framework

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