Dear Tom and others, Here are links to a few papers that myself and other have written on this subject lately. I hope they are of use (sorry for the self-promotion): Madsen et al (2017); *Big Data: Issues for an International Political Sociology of Data Practices* . *Int Polit Sociol* 2016; 10 (3): 275-296. doi: 10.1093/ips/olw010: https://academic.oup.com/ips/article/10/3/275/1751058/Big-Data-Issues-for-an... Madsen & Flyverbom (2015), *Sorting data out*, available at: https://www.academia.edu/19768604/Sorting_Data_Out_-_unpacking_big_data_valu... Flyverbom et al (2017). *Big data as governmentality in international development: Digital traces, algorithms, and altered visibilities, *The Information Society: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01972243.2016.1248611 ...and a chapter on the use of digitale methods in UN Global Pulse Madsen, A.K (2015), *Tracing Data - Paying Attention*, available at: https://www.academia.edu/19768480/_Tracing_Data_Paying_Attention_-_Interpret... Besides that I agree with many of the papers suggested in the thread so far. I want to recommend the work of Evelyn Ruppert, which I really enjoy. Most of what she has written about digital citizenship and populations is informative. Best, Anders 2017-05-26 12:06 GMT+02:00 Tom van Nuenen <tomvannuenen@gmail.com>:
Dear researchers of the Internet,
I'm looking for literature that deals with the relations between theory and method in the social sciences in an age of big data and the supposed 'end of theory'. Data is increasingly likely to be a starting point for social scientists investigating the digital world, but what does this mean for theory, method and the relations between them?
Any information and literature would be very welcome. Many thanks in advance!
Best regards,
Tom van Nuenen Assistant Professor Online Culture _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/ listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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