Computational approaches offer exciting opportunities for us to do social science differently. This beginner's guide discusses a range of computational methods and how to use them to study the problems and questions you want to research.

This book provides you with clear guidance on how to balance grounded theory and practice effectively by presenting multidisciplinary studies explained step-by-step.

Written by high-calibre contributors, this new edition covers the ethical issues relevant to researchers today (e.g. digital data sharing/regulation) with a real world focus and practical examples.

Statistics and Data Visualization Using R: The Art and Practice of Data Analysis teaches students statistics visually, focusing on interpreting graphs and charts to learn statistical concepts, from the mean through regression.

This book addresses foundational areas of qualitative writing (such as journal articles and dissertations), aesthetic representations (including poetry and autoethnography), publishing, and reflexivity in representation in one practical and engaging text based on real experiences.

What are the possibilities and limits of engaging with colonialism in ethnological museums? This book addresses this question from within the Africa department of the Ethnological Museum in Berlin. It captures the Museum at a moment of substantial transformation, as it prepared the move of its exhibition to the Humboldt Forum, a newly built and contested cultural centre on Berlin’s Museum Island. The book discusses almost a decade of debate in which German colonialism was negotiated, and fu...

Teksten helpen de museumbezoeker bij het begrijpen, waarderen én genieten van museumcollecties. Gelukkig zijn tegenwoordig overal in de musea informatieve teksten te vinden. Maar zijn het ook altijd goede teksten? Te vaak zijn ze te lang, te ingewikkeld of slecht leesbaar vormgegeven. 'Kort en krachtig' is bedoeld voor alle schrijvers van museumteksten. Het bevat een theoretische onderbouwing waarom de ene aanpak beter is dan de andere en er wordt uitgelegd hoe om te gaan met bijvoorbeeld le...

This approachable book introduces network research in R, walking you through every step of doing social network analysis.

This book offers a unique solution to the shortage of more imaginative and engaging research by re-imagining the core elements of the research process.