Nethnography and Social Network Analysis for Studying Online Social Space
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Ziglioli, G. & Alhassan, A. Y. (2022). Nethnography and Social Network Analysis for Studying Online Social Space. In G. Punziano & A. Delli Paoli (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Advanced Research Methodologies for a Digital Society (pp. 227-247). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8473-6.ch015Abstract
This chapter contributes to the current methodological debate on digital, internet-based studies in social research. Based upon an introductive analysis of the research's perspectives, trajectories, and stages that have brought the online social spaces into social research, the chapter focuses on the advantages of combining quanti-quali approaches for approaching online complexity. In particular, the authors offer a deep discussion concerning the value, the methodological, and ethical challenges of netnography and social network analysis (SNA) methods for inquiring online social research by proposing a possible emerging methodological framework guiding further empirical studies.
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