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21066 - Advances in Data and Methods for Collective Behavior/Social Movements Research

Sat, August 9, 4:00 to 5:30pm, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Toronto

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Collective behavior and social movements (CBSM) was among the first sociological subfields to embrace the revolution in digital (and/or “big”) data and computational methods. Since then, the sources and types of data and methods have grown enormously, including non-computational methods, such as digital ethnography. Building on last year’s ASA session featuring high-quality research drawing on recent advances in data and methods, this session seeks to highlight innovative and productive uses of data and cutting-edge methods, as well as the analytical frameworks that tie them together. Examples of data include, but are not limited to, newly digitized archives, content from social media and so-called alt-tech platforms, simulations, experiments, fine-grained spatial observations, multimodal digital data, and AI-generated media. In addition to showcasing these and other kinds of data, the session will emphasize computational and quantitative methods, but aims to include a range of methods, including advances in qualitative and mixed-methods approaches.

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