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ATLANTA — The 2025 International Conference for Realist Research, Evaluation and Synthesis will bring together scholars, practitioners and policymakers from around the globe Sept. 22-25 at the Loudermilk Conference Center in downtown Atlanta. To help Georgia researchers take advantage of this event, hosts have provided a discount to University System of Georgia (USG) employees.
Designed for researchers across disciplines, this biennial event highlights how realist methods can strengthen inquiry in fields ranging from public policy and healthcare to education, business and social sciences. Sessions will feature:
- Ways to apply realist research across diverse settings and disciplines.
- Integration of realist methods with other evaluation approaches.
- Realist economic evaluation.
- Program and policy impact from realist research and evaluation.
Whether experienced in realist evaluation or new to the field, the conference offers outstanding opportunities for learning, networking and collaboration.
Last-minute discounts are available for Georgia-based researchers, who can enter the discount code “USG_Realist” when registering. For more information about conference sessions and to register, visit the official conference website.
The 2025 International Conference for Realist Research, Evaluation and Synthesis is hosted by the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University, with Texas Health Institute as the convening partner.
About Realist Evaluation
Realist evaluation is a theory-driven approach to evaluation that focuses on the central question of “What works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how?” Rather than asking if an intervention is effective, a realist evaluation aims to uncover the generative mechanisms that produce outcomes, the contextual factors that influence these mechanisms and the reasons why results may vary across different populations or settings — providing nuanced and actionable insights for policy and practice.