Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences

Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences

This paper explores the potentialities and limitations of network analysis, not only as a methodological tool that may be used in Social Science research but also as a separate discipline, with its own well-tested theories. Providing a framework for the use of network analysis involves discussing th...

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Auteurs principaux: Conrado Filho, Francisco, Santos, Luís António
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Comunicação e sociedade 2019
Sujets:
social media
methodologies
network analysis
Social Sciences
análise de rede
média sociais
metodologias
Ciências Sociais
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cs_342 en https://journals.openedition.org/cs/342 2019-10-01T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/eyku https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences Comunicação e sociedade Centro de estudos de comunicação e sociedade info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2183-3575 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-2089 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cs Conrado Filho, Francisco Santos, Luís António social media methodologies network analysis Social Sciences análise de rede média sociais metodologias Ciências Sociais This paper explores the potentialities and limitations of network analysis, not only as a methodological tool that may be used in Social Science research but also as a separate discipline, with its own well-tested theories. Providing a framework for the use of network analysis involves discussing the role that it can play in understanding objects using a field that is sometimes accused of being too technical. Despite the fact that it has increased in popularity over recent years, driven by new communication technologies and especially social media channels, network analysis has a much broader use, and we therefore aim to demonstrate some innovative approaches that may be used in Social Science research. Finally, because it is an interdisciplinary methodology, we discuss some of the associated risks and biases. Este artigo procura discutir o lugar da análise de rede dentro das Ciências Sociais, não somente como uma simples ferramenta de investigação metodológica, mas também na perspetiva de um campo de investigação com teorias próprias e consolidadas. Enquadrar a sua utilização significa discutir o seu papel na análise e compreensão de objetos por um campo que sofre, às vezes, acusações de ser bastante tecnicista. Apesar de impulsionado pelas novas tecnologias de comunicação e pelos média sociais, em particular, a análise de rede tem um espectro de utilização muito mais alargado, pelo que pretendemos apresentar algumas das abordagens possíveis na investigação em Ciências Sociais. Por último, tratando-se de uma metodologia interdisciplinar por natureza, acautelamos alguns dos seus riscos e enviesamentos.
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topic social media
methodologies
network analysis
Social Sciences
análise de rede
média sociais
metodologias
Ciências Sociais
spellingShingle social media
methodologies
network analysis
Social Sciences
análise de rede
média sociais
metodologias
Ciências Sociais
Conrado Filho, Francisco
Santos, Luís António
Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
description This paper explores the potentialities and limitations of network analysis, not only as a methodological tool that may be used in Social Science research but also as a separate discipline, with its own well-tested theories. Providing a framework for the use of network analysis involves discussing the role that it can play in understanding objects using a field that is sometimes accused of being too technical. Despite the fact that it has increased in popularity over recent years, driven by new communication technologies and especially social media channels, network analysis has a much broader use, and we therefore aim to demonstrate some innovative approaches that may be used in Social Science research. Finally, because it is an interdisciplinary methodology, we discuss some of the associated risks and biases.
author Conrado Filho, Francisco
Santos, Luís António
author_facet Conrado Filho, Francisco
Santos, Luís António
author_sort Conrado Filho, Francisco
title Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
title_short Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
title_full Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
title_fullStr Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
title_full_unstemmed Potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the Social Sciences
title_sort potentialities and limitations of network analysis methodologies: a theoretical model focused on the social sciences
publisher Comunicação e sociedade
publishDate 2019
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