Critical realism, empirical methods and inference: a critical discussion

By P. Downward, J. Finch, J. Ramsay. 2002

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Retroduction as mixed-methods triangulation in economic research: Reorienting economics into social science (2006, methodology): “…methods within intensive and extensive designs differ more in emphasis than in kind through invoking degrees of closure (Downward, 1999, 2000; Downward et al., 2002; 1 In this respect, Danermark et al. (2002) argue that validity is explored through the strategic exploration of cases as…”
Theorizing practice in economic geography: Foundations, challenges, and possibilities (2011, unknown): “Epistemologically, our view of practice draws upon both a critical realist (Sayer, 1984; 2004; Yeung, 1997; Downward et al., 2002; Bathelt and Glückler, 2003; Mäki and Oinas, 2004; Castellacci, 2006) and a (poststructuralist-inspired) actor-network perspective (ANT) (Law, 1986; 1994; Latour 1987; 19”
Principles for Conducting Critical Realist Case Study Research in Information Systems (2012, methodology): “We demonstrate the utility of each of the principles through examples drawn from existing critical realist case studies.”