{"product_id":"data-theory-interpretive-sociology-and-computational-methods-paperback-softback-9781509539284","title":"Data Theory; Interpretive Sociology and Computational Methods (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509539284","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eData Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterpretive Sociology and Computational Methods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Lindgren (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509539284, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e�In this elegant book, Lindgren moves beyond the frequent schizophrenia of methods debates to ask: what happens when traditional social theory and data analytics are combined smartly? The result is illuminating and useful. Highly recommended!�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e �This is a very interesting book with an original approach which will be useful to scholars and students.� \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLina Dencik, Cardiff University\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e�In this provocative text, Lindgren leads us on an innovative path that should both challenge and inspire researchers across the quant-qual divide. A new social science methods classic for the digital media era!�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe datafication of our world offers huge challenges and opportunities for social science. The ‘data-drivenness’ of computational research can occur at the expense of theoretical reflection and interpretation. Additionally, it can be difficult to reconcile the ‘quantitative’ dimensions of big data with the ‘qualitative’ sensibilities needed for its understanding. At the same time, this opens up possibilities for reimagining key principles of social inquiry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this experimental and provocative book, Simon Lindgren argues that a hybrid approach to data and theory must be developed in order to make sense of today's ambivalent, turbulent, and media-saturated political landscape. He pushes for the development of a critical science of data, joining the interpretive theoretical and ethical sensibilities of social science with the predictive and prognostic powers of data science and computational methods. In order for theories and research methods to be more useful and relevant, they must be dismantled and put together in new, alternative, and unexpected ways. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eData Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for social scientists and data scientists, as well as students taking courses in social theory and data, digital methods, big data, and data and society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Data Theory \u003cbr\u003e1 Beyond Method \u003cbr\u003e2 Decoding Social Forms \u003cbr\u003e3 Unintended Consequences \u003cbr\u003e4 Actor-Networks \u003cbr\u003e5 Collective Presentations \u003cbr\u003e6 Symbolic Power \u003cbr\u003e7 Theoretical I\/O Conclusion: Theory\/Data \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509165977880,"sku":"9781509539284","price":14.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509539284.jpg?v=1786495381","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/data-theory-interpretive-sociology-and-computational-methods-paperback-softback-9781509539284","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}