Pre-Doctoral Researchers Innovating In Social Indicators: New Approaches to Measuring Social Change and Inequality
Pre-Doctoral Researchers Innovating In Social Indicators: New Approaches to Measuring Social Change and Inequality
Abstract Submissions Closed
RC55 Social Indicators (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
Description:
As societies undergo rapid transformation, the indicators traditionally used to measure social phenomena and inequalities are increasingly challenged by new social realities. This session invites pre-doctoral researchers to critically examine existing social indicators, explore their conceptual and methodological limitations, and propose innovative approaches for capturing contemporary forms of social change and inequality. Submissions employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches are encouraged. We welcome methodological innovations that combine surveys, administrative data, digital data sources, interviews, ethnographic research, participatory methods, or comparative analyses to improve the measurement of complex social phenomena. By bringing together diverse methodological perspectives and substantive applications, it seeks to contribute to the development of more robust, inclusive, and innovative social indicators capable of reflecting the complexity and diversity of contemporary societies.
As societies undergo rapid transformation, the indicators traditionally used to measure social phenomena and inequalities are increasingly challenged by new social realities. This session invites pre-doctoral researchers to critically examine existing social indicators, explore their conceptual and methodological limitations, and propose innovative approaches for capturing contemporary forms of social change and inequality. Submissions employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches are encouraged. We welcome methodological innovations that combine surveys, administrative data, digital data sources, interviews, ethnographic research, participatory methods, or comparative analyses to improve the measurement of complex social phenomena. By bringing together diverse methodological perspectives and substantive applications, it seeks to contribute to the development of more robust, inclusive, and innovative social indicators capable of reflecting the complexity and diversity of contemporary societies.
Keywords: Social Indicators; Mixed Methods Research; Social Inequality; Measurement Innovation; Data Sources.
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