I noticed that the reading is intellectually rigorous in constructing the theoretical basis. One of the challenges for students in computational social science is mapping abstract theoretical bases from social science onto specific, CSS-testable sets of empirical concepts. Would you be willing to speak about the challenges you faced in your academic career in building such rigorous intellectual bridges between Social Science Theory and CSS methods and concepts? What strategies would you recommend to CSS students in that regard?
I noticed that the reading is intellectually rigorous in constructing the theoretical basis. One of the challenges for students in computational social science is mapping abstract theoretical bases from social science onto specific, CSS-testable sets of empirical concepts. Would you be willing to speak about the challenges you faced in your academic career in building such rigorous intellectual bridges between Social Science Theory and CSS methods and concepts? What strategies would you recommend to CSS students in that regard?