Bringing together a motley crew of social scientists and data scientists, the aim of this special
theme issue is to explore what an integration or even fusion between anthropology and data …

In this thought-provoking volume, Eran Fisher interrogates the relationship between
algorithms as epistemic devices and modern notions of subjectivity. Over the past few …

The study addresses central issues in contemporary politics in response to growing concern
about the impoverishment of political discourse that has become increasingly uncivil. In …

While big data (BD) has been around for a while now, the social sciences have been
comparatively cautious in its adoption for research purposes. This article briefly discusses …

Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, die Diskussion um Forschungssoftware in der Kommunikations-
und Medienwissenschaft methodisch zu kontextualisieren. Das Kernargument dabei ist …

This case study examines the complexities of rapid-response data collection via the Play
Observatory project's online qualitative survey of children, families, and child-oriented …

Background With rapid evolution of the internet and web 2.0 apps, online sources have
become one of the main channels for most people to seek food risk information. Thus, it …

Abstract What makes a Vice Chancellor a Vice Chancellor? This article assesses–through
unobtrusive research methods–the 37 public profiles of Australia Vice Chancellors in the …

The digital transformation of social life should be accompanied by new forms of social
enquiry. In particular, the digital would make possible new forms of understanding sociality …

This crossing boundaries section addresses the substantial aspects at stake in reshaping
the nexus between science, politics and society triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this …