My book with Alejandro is now out in all formats.
Go request it at your university's library!
If you want to buy instead, use the code LMUA2025 to get a 20% discount in CUP's website
Perhaps of interest for folks thinking about computational optimism or pessimism
@dandekadt.bsky.social
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My first preprint is up!
Qualitative Methods in the Digital Era: How computation entangles fieldwork?
Drawing on 8 years collecting multiple types of data on Brazil’s environmental state, I reflect on how abductive fieldwork is changing.
Comments welcomed
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Closing the season on May 5, @liviosilva.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) and Henrique Sposito (Bern) will present "Does democratic backsliding defund the liberal world order?" Anna M. Meyerrose (Arizona State) and @ccottiero.bsky.social (Utah) will discuss.
this is really cool— loved the blog post!
Heard folks say it does a great job anonymizing data before sharing. Never tried it, but promising.
Also great for correcting minor grammar mistakes scholars who don’t have English as their first language make. I know this makes a big difference for scholars who cannot afford copy-editing.
Thrilled to be part of this!
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Meet the 2025–2026 Academy Scholars! Most will be working on transforming their dissertation into a book manuscript or series of articles, while some will be embarking on new writing. Learn more about them and The Harvard Academy at: https://loom.ly/jgRd-yA
same here— it’s insane!
Happy to share “Pathways of the Environmental State” is a co-winner of the Environmental Sociology Student Paper award!
Ok sociology, what do you think are genuine breakthroughs that our field has made. Contributions that might convince skeptical but sympathetic *academics* (not the public) of the value of our field? I'll brainstorm some of mine in the thread - I treat sociology very broadly
would love to read it!
Uhh, would love to join this one!
Hey Ian, please add me :)
