The III International Workshop on “Methodological Advances and Applications in Social Sciences: Quantitative, Qualitative and Computational New Strategies”
and
The II International Workshop on “Conspiracy Theories and Online Hate Speech Online: Effects on Society and Strategies to counteract them”
will be held at the University of Huelva on 24 and 25 September 2024.
The Workshop is structured around the following thematic working areas:
- Computational Social Science and Digital Humanities: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects
- Artificial Intelligence for the Analysis of Narratives of Hatred, Conspiracy and Disinformation
- Mixed Methods, Quantitative and Qualitative: Advances and Applications
- Conspiracy theories, online hate speech, and disinformation: Effects on society and strategies to counter them.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS: 5 September 2024.
ORGANISATION
These Workshops are organized in coordination with the R&D&I project “Conspiracy theories and online hate speech: Comparing patterns in narratives and social networks about COVID-19, immigrants, refugees, and LGTBIQ+ people [NON-CONSPIRA-HATE!]” (Ref. PID2021-123983OB-I00), which is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the State Research Agency (DOI: 10. 13039/501100011033) and FEDER/EU, as well as by the research group “Social Studies and Social Intervention” (ESEIS), the research center for “Contemporary Thought and Innovation for Social Development” (COIDESO), the research group “Information and Knowledge Engineering” (I2C), the research centre for “Technology, Energy and Sustainability” (CITES) and the “Applied Computational Social Sciences Laboratory” (CISCOA-Lab), all belonging to the University of Huelva.
Other European entities involved in the organization are the Asociación Andaluza de Sociología (Spain), the Narratives & Social Changes – International Research Group (University of Salerno, Italy), the “Centro de Investigación em Sistemas Ciberfísicos de Algarve” (CISCA) and the “Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being” (CinTurs) of the University of the Algarve in Portugal, the “Centro de Investigação em Educação e Psicologia” da Universidade de Évora (CIEP-UE, Portugal) and the “International Lab for Innovative Social Research” (Universitat de Algarve, Portugal).
FUNDING
This Workshop is funded by the Andalusian Sociological Association, the R&D&I project “Conspiracy theories, and online hate speech: Comparing patterns in narratives and social networks about COVID-19, immigrants, refugees and LGTBIQ+ people” [NON-CONSPIRA-HATE! ]’ (Ref. PID2021-123983OB-I00), which is funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the State Research Agency (DOI: 10.13039/501100011033) and FEDER/EU. Also, on behalf of the University of Huelva, the research group “Social Studies and Social Intervention” (ESEIS), the research center for “Contemporary Thought and Innovation for Social Development” (COIDESO), and the Research and Transfer Policy Strategy 2024 of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transfer.