From: "Fleetwood, Steve" <s.fleetwood-AT-lancaster.ac.uk> Subject: BHA: RE: Statement from IACR Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:14:46 -0000 Dear IACR members and critical realists As you are aware, Mervyn Hartwig recently resigned as editor of The Journal of Critical Realism (JCR) and has now decided to produce a 'New Critical Realism Journal'. Being responsible for the long term future of IACR and JCR, members of the IACR Council are consulting in order to take appropriate action. We all regret that Mervyn has chosen to resign. The incident was initiated several weeks ago by a sharp deterioration in the relations between Mervyn and the deputy editor (Justin Cruickshank) about methods of production of the journal at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Extensive mediation took place with the aim of resolving the problems raised in a manner that was fair, workable and acceptable to all. Unfortunately, the disagreement became so heated and polarized that even a mediation meeting became impossible. Mervyn resigned on 19th October. Further mediation and discussion in Council took place for a further 14 days. The two parties, then, presented Council with incompatible alternatives, necessitating a wholly unwelcome choice between losing our elected editor and losing the institutional agreement with NTU. With great reluctance, on November 1st, Council voted to keep the agreement with NTU. In the short run, and with the aim of ensuring that the production of JCR continues, JCR will continue to be produced by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) by a caretaker editorial collective (i.e. without an editor in chief) consisting of IACR members nominated by Council. IACR Council members are currently discussing how to proceed with the production of JCR in the medium term. The current state of affairs was not sought or initiated by IACR Council. The process that led to the eventual decisions taken by council were not the outcome of a coup designed in some way to change the direction or 'leaning' of JCR. IACR Council have been, and still are, absolutely committed to promoting all shades of critical realist opinion. We will notify IACR members and other critical realists of future developments in due course. Berth Danermark President of IACR --- from list bhaskar-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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