The death of the theorist and the emergence of data and algorithms in digital social research

Citation

Williamson B (2014) The death of the theorist and the emergence of data and algorithms in digital social research. LSE Impact Blog, 10.02.2014. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/02/10/the-death-of-the-theorist-in-digital-social-research/

Abstract
Computer software and data-processing algorithms are becoming an everyday part of Higher Education. How might this be affecting research in the social sciences and the formation of the professional identities of academics? These are important challenges for social science researchers in HE, asking us to consider how digital devices and infrastructures might be shaping our professional practices, knowledge production, and theories of the world.

Keywords
big data; Higher Education; software; algorithms; social science; research methods

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Output Type: Blog Post