Data Theory. Simon Lindgren

      

      Contents

      1  Title page

      2  Copyright page

      3  Introduction: Data/Theory Outline of this book

      4  1 Beyond Method Datafication Data theory Verstehen and Evidenz Theories old and new A bit of anarchy Data piñata Breaking things to move forward A patchwork of solutions The interpretive interface Instruments of revelation

      5  2 Decoding Social Forms The odd places of politics Social media politics for better or for worse Virality and memes The Weber connection: Ambivalence and trolling as ideal types The Durkheim connection: Society > the sum of its parts The Simmel connection: Social forms Social cryptography

      6  3 Unintended Consequences The thumb-typing leader of the free world Unpacking ambivalence Error L’affaire covfefe Social media backfire

      7  4 Actor-Networks A sociology of translation Finding the actors Making connections Who owns theory?

      8  5 Collective Representations Words and the company they keep Learning from afar Reading Reddit Mapping the language of Reddit Nodes and chains

      9  6 Symbolic Power Social fields Capital and habitus Adapting Bourdieu’s capital forms to social media data A social space of political tweets

      10  7 Theoretical I/O Gaining theoretical sensitivity Data science as ethnography

      11  Conclusion: Theory/Data Brutalising theory Notes on ethics Final remarks

      12  References

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Contents

      3  1 Beyond Method

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