Centre for Social Ontology

The Centre for Social Ontology is an international research centre that produces inter-disciplinary research of the highest standards in the social sciences. It is currently based at the University of Padova (Italy, EU).

CSO members are conversant, to varying degrees, with the philosophy of critical realism advocated by our founder Margaret Archer, Roy Bhaskar, or Tony Lawson. Most work acknowledges the worth of social justice and human flourishing while considering society as an open system influenced by sociological awareness and collective action. To date, the CSO has researched morphogenic society (five volumes with Springer, 2011–17) and post-human society (four volumes with Routledge, 2017–21). It has received the 2017 Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize.

This channel shares webinars, talks, and research materials produced by CSO members and collaborators.