Call for Papers for the ESA 2021 conference in Barcelona (or virtual), 31st August - 3rd September

Research Network 21 – Quantitative Methods

Quantitative methods help to predict and explain social phenomena. They are used across the social sciences, and they contribute to study a wide range of sociologically and socio-politically highly relevant topics, amongst others associated with climate change, mass migration, social inequalities, xenophobia, Corona pandemic, misinformation and ‘fake news‘. In line with the conference theme „Sociological Knowledges for Alternative Futures”, we encourage presentations to reflect methodological challenges, problems, methodological as well as statistical advances, and the use of new methods of the Big Data era in predicting and explaining societal states, events and processes in Europe. In addition, we welcome papers on various topics in the fields of Quantitative Methods. The following list of panels on Quantitative Methods is by no means exhaustive. In addition, we welcome submissions to our Joint Sessions with other ESA Research Networks:

• RN21_a: Advances in Quantitative Methods (Open Session)
• RN21_b: Statistical advances in prediction and causal explanation
• RN21_c: Experimental methods in Sociology (including classic randomized control group designs, field experiments, survey experiments, natural experiments, and quasi experiments)
• RN21_d: Application of digital methods of the ‘Big Data‘ era to predict and explain societal phenomena
• RN21_e: Application of Simulation and analytical modelling techniques
• RN21_f: Quantitative methods and applications for studying the COVID19-pandemic
• RN21_g: Quantitative studies in different substantial fields, e.g. migration and refugees, climate change, xenophobia, social inequality, and fake news

Joint Sessions:
with RN01 Ageing in Europe: “Quantitative Analysis in Ageing Research”

with RN09 Economic Sociology: “Empirical research in economic sociology: challenges and new developments”

with RN12 Environment & Society: “Methodological Landscapes of Quantitative Environmental Sociology”

with RN13 Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives: “Dilemmas for quantitative family research: past, present and future”

with RN20 Qualitative Methods: “Traces, footprints and their significance for qualitative and quantitative social research”

with RN28 Society and Sports: “Methodological challenges in sociology of sports”

with RN31 Ethnic Relations, Racism and Antisemitism: “Advances and Challenges in Quantitative Measurement of Racism and Antisemitism”

Please submit your abstract via ConfTool 2021: https://www.conftool.pro/esa2021/

The deadline is on 15 February 2021. For more information, check the "CONFTOOL" section on the ESA 2021 conference website, especially General Information and Abstract Submission and read the Questions and Answers on the ESA 2021 conference website (especially "2. Abstract Submission").

We look forward to your abstract!
Best wishes,
RN21 Coordinators
Jochen Mayerl and Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen

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Prof. Dr. Jochen Mayerl
Vice Dean for Research and Knowledge Transfer of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Coordinator of RN21 „Quantitative Methods“, European Sociological Association

Chemnitz University of Technology
Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Institute for Sociology
Chair of Sociology with a focus on Empirical Social Research
Thüringer Weg 9
D-09126 Chemnitz
Germany
Jochen.Mayerl@soziologie.tu-chemnitz.de

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