Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers present a new podcast series in which they discuss Text in the Social Sciences.

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Language is essential to human interaction, and so is essential to understanding politics and society.

Researchers in many disciplines now employ a variety of methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.  These techniques are complementary to conventional reading techniques and may generate new insights for understanding texts or using text as data.

Geir Lundestad was the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and from 1990 to 2014 was the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015 Geir published a frank account of his 25 Nobel years. The lecture was based on Geir's book, which discussed what the Nobel Peace Prize can realistically achieve.

Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, delivered a lecture entitled ‘What does the failure of the Lords Bill 2012 tell us about the British Constitution?’ Dr Norman graduated in classics from Merton College and twelve years later continued on to University College London, where he earned his MPhil and DPhil in philosophy. He is the author of numerous books in political theory, including a biography of Edmund Burke.

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers present a new podcast series in which they discuss Text in the Social Sciences.

[Please scroll down for podcast recordings.]

Language is essential to human interaction, and so is essential to understanding politics and society.

Researchers in many disciplines now employ a variety of methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.  These techniques are complementary to conventional reading techniques and may generate new insights for understanding texts or using text as data.

Glenda Cooper shared her insights on the power dynamics of reporting a humanitarian crisis in a digital age, and raised several pertinent questions, including: do social media really allow diverse points of view? Cooper has studied the news reportage during the earthquake in Japan (2011), the Hudson plane crash, Oklahoma tornado and Bangkok bomb blasts (2015) from an anthropological lens. 

Félix Krawatzek and Andy Eggers present a new podcast series in which they discuss Text in the Social Sciences.

[Please scroll down for podcast recordings.]

Language is essential to human interaction, and so is essential to understanding politics and society.

Researchers in many disciplines now employ a variety of methods to analyse large bodies of text in more systematic and reliable ways.  These techniques are complementary to conventional reading techniques and may generate new insights for understanding texts or using text as data.