Global communications governance research: colliding epistemologies and methodologies
Mansell, R.
(2024).
Global communications governance research: colliding epistemologies and methodologies.
In
Padovani, C., Wavre, V., Goggin, G., Hintz, A. & Iosfidis, P.
(Eds.),
Global Communication Governance at the Crossroads
(pp. 353 - 369).
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29616-1_20
(2024).
Global communications governance research: colliding epistemologies and methodologies.
In
Padovani, C., Wavre, V., Goggin, G., Hintz, A. & Iosfidis, P.
(Eds.),
Global Communication Governance at the Crossroads
(pp. 353 - 369).
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29616-1_20
What risks arise with a turn to epistemologies and methodologies of science (data science, cultural analytics, web science or data analytics) in research aimed at critically examining the datafied world? This chapter reflects on the consequences of deploying these approaches and on whether they sustain a normative agenda invariably aligned with the interests of capital and corporate datafication strategies. The chapter argues for constant vigilance and efforts to ensure that researchers are sensitised to differences in the epistemologies and methodologies of science, humanities and social science traditions to ensure that these are not papered over by claims to inter- or transdisciplinarity.