The redistribution of methods: On intervention in digital social research, broadly conceived

Sociological Review

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 139-165

  Marres, Noortje ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Digital devices; Digital social methods; Digital social research; Online network analysis; Online textual analysis; Social studies of science and technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871432324     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2012.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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