Critical information systems (IS) research, it is argued, does not have a distinct
methodological identity. While some research methods are closely related to the positivist …

While criteria or principles for conducting positivist and interpretive research have been
widely discussed in the IS research literature, criteria or principles for critical research are …

20 Handbook of critical information systems research is not helped by the general lack of
understanding of what'critical'means in critical IS research. As it is not defined by the …

For more than 30 years, critical research in information systems (IS) has challenged the
assumption that technology innovation is inherently desirable and hence to the benefit of all …

Purpose–The purpose of this article is to reflect on the development of critical research in
information systems and give an overview of the papers chosen for this special issue …

This article complements a paper in an earlier special issue of this volume of the Journal of
Information Technology which was entitled'What Does it Mean to be" Critical" in IS …

'Although critical research represents a small portion of all IS research, it has always posed
insightful challenges to more conventional approaches. This volume assembles a wide …

This is the first of two special issues that are dedicated to critical approaches in information
systems (IS) research. Two questions present themselves. What is critical IS? And why is it of …

In this journal, Chen and Hirschheim have provided a historical analysis of positivist and
interpretivist research paradigms and methodologies in the 10 years following the much …

In her paper in this volume, McGrath argues for more explicit methodological accounts of
critical research in information systems. In this short paper, I voice my concern that emphasis …