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This volume presents fourteen critical explorations in digital studies, grounding qualitative approaches to digital social research within the often-overlooked geographies of the Global South. Digital social research operates within complex sociotechnical landscapes, encompassing a wide array of technologies, products, users, and contexts of use. This diversity is exemplified by the rise of Web 2.0 technologies leveraging digital and stored data from varied social platforms and digital ecosystems. Digital technologies have transformed the research field into a dynamic, coconstructed space shared by users, researchers, and digital artifacts marking a significant move toward more adaptive and qualitative approaches in digital social research. By re-evaluating the role of technology in society, this volume provides diverse perspectives and methodologies, offering both innovative theoretical frameworks and practical insights for designing and implementing technology effectively.

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Why a Volume on Qualitative Methods for Digital Social Research from the Global South?

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    2025年

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  • Nimmi Rangaswamy,
  • Shriram Venkatraman

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This volume presents fourteen critical explorations in digital studies, grounding qualitative approaches to digital social research within the often-overlooked geographies of the Global South. Digital social research operates within complex sociotechnical landscapes, encompassing a wide array of technologies, products, users, and contexts of use. This diversity is exemplified by the rise of Web 2.0 technologies leveraging digital and stored data from varied social platforms and digital ecosystems. Digital technologies have transformed the research field into a dynamic, coconstructed space shared by users, researchers, and digital artifacts marking a significant move toward more adaptive and qualitative approaches in digital social research. By re-evaluating the role of technology in society, this volume provides diverse perspectives and methodologies, offering both innovative theoretical frameworks and practical insights for designing and implementing technology effectively.