FYI
<br>
<br>Digital Social Research
<br>Polity, 2019
<br>
<br>‘We need more books like this. With his far-reaching and accessible overview
<br>of the field, Giuseppe A.Veltri makes a very welcome contribution.’
<br>Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, and President of the
<br>Association of Internet Researchers
<br>
<br>‘Giuseppe A.Veltri’s innovative approach locates digital methods within
<br>the established canon of social research methodology, without the hyperbole
<br>that often surrounds such discussion. Students will learn about the essential
<br>principles of social scientific research and where new methods sit in relation
<br>to traditional methods.’
<br>Nick Allum, Professor of Research Methodology, University of Essex
<br>
<br>‘This is a timely and important book. Its real strength is that it moves
<br>beyond the “how to” to explain the “why”. This is achieved with clear
<br>language that makes the book of value to advanced undergraduates and
<br>postgraduates alike.’
<br>Scott Wright, Associate Professor of Digital Media and Political
<br>Communication, University of Melbourne
<br>
<br>To analyse social and behavioral phenomena in our digitalized world, it’s
<br>necessary to understand the main research opportunities and challenges
<br>specific to online and digital social research. This book presents an
<br>overview of the many techniques that are part of the fundamental toolbox of
<br>the digital social scientist. Placing online methods within the wider
<br>tradition of social research methods, Giuseppe Veltri discusses the
<br>methodological principles and related frameworks that underlie each technique
<br>of digital research. This useful guide covers methodological issues such
<br>as different digital data types, sampling for big data, construct validity,
<br>and representativeness. It looks at different forms of unobtrusive data
<br>collection methods (web scraping, social media mining) as well as obtrusive
<br>methods (qualitative methods, web surveys, and experiments). Special
<br>attention is given to three key analytical approaches, explored in more
<br>detail: computational approaches to statistical analysis, text mining, and
<br>network analysis.
<br>Digital Social Research Methods will be a welcome and essential resource for
<br>students and researchers across the social sciences and humanities carrying
<br>out digital research or interested in the future of social research.
<br>
<br>More info: http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509529308
<br>Preview of the
<br>ToC: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332863568_Digital_Social_Resea
<br>rch
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>-----------------------------------
<br>Dr Giuseppe A. Veltri
<br>Personal email: ga.veltri@gmail.com
<br>Work email: giuseppe.veltri@unitn.it
<br>Personal Webpage
<br>_______________________________________________
<br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list
<br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net
<br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net
<br>
<br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst
<br>
<br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.net
view formatted text
