This might be relevant (cheeky self-promotion) to you and it contains several references to get a picture of the current debate. “Big Data is not only about data: the two cultures of modelling” Big Data & Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053951717703997 Best wishes, GV -- Giuseppe A. Veltri Professor in Research Methodology University of Trento ResearchGate From: Tom van Nuenen Sent: 26 May 2017 12:07 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] literature on theory and big data in social sciences 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 Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/