Toward a stronger theoretical grounding of computational communication science. How macro frameworks shape our research agendas

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dc.contributor.authorWaldherr, Annie
dc.contributor.authorGeise, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorMahrt, Merja
dc.contributor.authorKatzenbach, Christian
dc.contributor.authorNuernbergk, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-27T09:12:05Z
dc.date.available2024-08-27T09:12:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractComputational communication science (CCS) is embraced by many as a fruitful methodological approach to studying communication in the digital era. However, theoretical advances have not been considered equally important in CCS. Specifically, we observe an emphasis on mid-range and micro theories that misses a larger discussion on how macro-theoretical frameworks can serve CCS scholarship. With this article, we aim to stimulate such a discussion. Although macro frameworks might not point directly to specific questions and hypotheses, they shape our research through influencing which kinds of questions we ask, which kinds of hypotheses we formulate, and which methods we find adequate and useful. We showcase how three selected theoretical frameworks might advance CCS scholarship in this way: (1) complexity theory, (2) theories of the public sphere, and (3) mediatization theory. Using online protest as an example, we discuss how the focus (and the blind spots) of our research designs shifts with each framework.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work originated in the scope of the working group ‘Computational Social Science’, funded by the Center of Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum, Germany. Work on this publication was also partly funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,German Research Foundation) – project number 290045248 – SFB1265
dc.identifier.citationWaldherr, A., Geise, S., Mahrt, M., Katzenbach, C., & Nuernbergk, C. (2021). Toward a stronger theoretical grounding of computational communication science. How macro frameworks shape our research agendas. Computational Communication Research, 3(2), 152–179. https://doi.org/10.5117/CCR2021.02.002.WALD
dc.identifier.doi10.5117/ccr2021.02.002.wald
dc.identifier.issnissn:2665-9085
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/735
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subjectcomputational methods
dc.subjectcommunication theory
dc.subjectcomplexity theory
dc.subjectpublic sphere
dc.subjectmediatization
dc.subjectcomputational communication science
dc.titleToward a stronger theoretical grounding of computational communication science. How macro frameworks shape our research agendas
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://computationalcommunication.org/ccr/article/view/18
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.5117/ccr2021.02.002.wald
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local.researchtopicWeizenbaum Digital Science Center
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