
The Realist Lens is a podcast that makes realist evaluation and synthesis accessible and easy to follow. Through relaxed conversations with expert guests, students, and practitioners, we explore key realist concepts like mechanisms, context, and outcomes. Whether you're new to realist approaches or more experienced, this podcast offers practical insights, real-world examples, and thoughtful reflec... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 40 | Founded | a year ago |
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What can photographs, drawings, objects, music or stories reveal about why an intervention works for some people, but not for others?
Alejandro is joined by Dr Seán Paul Teeling, Assistant Professor at University College, to explore the use of creat... more
What happens when policymakers need theory-informed evidence not next year, but next month?
Alejandro is joined by Sarah-Jane Fenton, Associate Professor of Mental Health Policy at the University of Birmingham, and Justin Aunger, a Research Fellow i... more
What happens when nutrition research moves beyond asking whether an intervention works and starts examining why it works, for whom and under which conditions?
Alejandro is joined by Saffron Whyton, a PhD researcher at the University of Surrey whose ... more
What happens when we bring behavioural science and realist research into the same conversation? And could the two approaches help address some of each other’s limitations?
Alejandro is joined by Dr Justin Aunger, Research Fellow at the University of... more
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Just finished this first episode - where was this podcast when I started getting into realist methods?!? I will absolutely be recommending this to aspiring realist researchers - thank you!
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Recent guests on The Realist Lens include:
1. Sarah-Jane Fenton
2. Justin Aunger
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