Philosophy of social science blog

This is an intermittently updated blog on my theoretical work about critical realism, ontology, and the philosophy of the social sciences.

Theories of time in the social sciences: positivism, post-structuralism, and realism

13th Jan 2023
What is ontology? Ontology explained (using apples)

17th Feb 2022
Critical Discourse Analysis and Poststructuralist Discourse Theory

8th Jun 2020
Simplifying some -isms and -ologies.

27th Apr 2020
What is Ontology?

3rd Sep 2019
Are structure and agency real?

19th Aug 2019
Positivism, Constructivism, and Realism in Social Analysis

26th Jul 2019
Ontological Social Policy Analysis: An Introduction

11th Jul 2019

Outputs

Academic papers

Blogs and short articles

Policy reports

Philosophy of social science blog

Jack Newman Research Profile

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jack.newman@manchester.ac.uk

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5th Dec 2025

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