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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCEWHAT IS COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE?
BY @LAURIELORANTA
@LAURIELORANTA
“In short, a computational social science is emerging [field] that leverages the capacity to collect and analyze data with an unprecedented breadth and depth and scale.” (Lazer et al. 2009.)Lazer, D. et al. 2009. Computational Social Science. Science. 6 February 2009: Vol. 323, no. 5915, pp. 721-723.
INCREASINGLY COMPLEX SOCIETY
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INSTRUMENTAL REVOLUTION
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IT IS FOREMOST AN
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
STATISTICS
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time
More
Less
• Speed and performance of IT (CPU, RAM, Network)
• Access to IT / Internet
• Amount of data generated
• Cost of IT
BIG DATA & AUTOMATED INFROMATION EXTRACTION
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
COMPLEX SYSTEMS & MODELING
SIMULATION
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN RESEARCH SETUP
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NOT A SILVER BULLET
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE IS
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Computational Social Science proposes revolutionary opportunities for the social sciences, but it has still some challenges in relation to methods, interdisciplinary cooperation and research ethics.
Thank You!
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PS. Introduction to Computational Social Science will run again next autumn at the
University of Helsinki