Data Science in Social Research

The emergent field of CSS is growing in scientific importance and public interest. There is no doubt that the field of social science needs to keep up with a rapidly changing society; the ubiquity of digital media in all aspects of life, work, play, and leisure is requiring new perspectives and theories. Driving forces include technological advancements in computer systems, the rise of machine learning, and the ubiq-uity of artificial intelligence. Digital media are being adopted on a large scale globally, leading to the creation and collection of vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. This holds the promise of a new type of open science, where data in the social sciences is a public good instead of serving commercial interests.