Prof. Liu's abstract for MPSA Annual Conference 2017

Published by Frank C.S. Liu,

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Dear Frank Liu,

Thank you for submitting your proposal for the 2017 MPSA Conference. Please refer to the submittal ID below in all correspondence regarding this submission.
Submittal ID: 1225819

Type: Paper

Title: How Exploratory Political Studies Advances Our Understanding about Politics: A Thick Data Approach

Authors:
Author: "Frank Liu" csliu@mail.nsysu.edu.tw, (National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan)
Overview:
Big data requires both positivist and pragmatist ways of inquiry. This paper proposes that the thick data approach that is drawn from both epistemological stances, can serve a creative way to create and accumulate knowledge in our field.
Abstract:
Along with the development of big data approach, the emphasis on exploratory data analysis in our field has emerged. However, the epistemology behind this methodology has yes been developed and discussed, leaving a number of puzzles that may hinder the cooperation between positivists and pragmatists. This study is an attempt to depict how pragmatist view about "thick data," a methodology that pays more attention to "interpretation and story telling of patterns emerging from empirical data, including big data, could serves as an alternative approach to existing streams of research on causality. The author is going to present this approach with data that decipher the complex behind the concepts of nation and state in the context of Taiwan.
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