Bianca Cavicchi

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How to write a methodological paper?

Dear all, I would like to write a methodological paper. Notably, I would like to explain how a particular methodology can be used to study problems related to a specific field of studies (i.e....

10 October 2018 1,434 10 View

Can anyone suggest good and selected literature on pragmatism and methodology in social science research?

Dear all, I am writing my PhD thesis and I need some good references to pragmatism and methodology in social science with special emphasis on abduction. For instance, I am now reading: "On...

09 September 2018 3,338 6 View

Could anyone think of social theories that refer to language as a means for individuals to interact and create shared narratives?

Hi all, I am writing my PhD thesis dissertation and I have recently come to wonder what is that allows individuals to interact, create common narratives/discourses which then impact on existing...

07 July 2018 6,575 1 View

Would it be ethical to contact a journal's editor to ask whether the general topic of a paper would suit their publications?

I am considering to submit a paper to a journal but I am not 100% sure that it would suit their interests. Among the editors, there is one scholar that I know to be a specialist in the field and I...

06 June 2018 8,973 7 View

Could anyone suggest key literature of Complex Adaptive Systems in social sciences?

Hi, I am looking for key literature (mostly significant books) regarding complex systems and complex adaptive systems in social sciences. Just for reference, I use systems thinking and system...

06 June 2018 259 31 View

Do you know any literature on variables interdependence?

Dear all, I am dealing with variables interdependence in a comparative and qualitative case study. Precisely, I am working on the comparison of two case studies and I consider the variables that...

05 May 2018 5,355 3 View

Could you suggest must-read literature of socio-ecological systems?

Hi everyone, I might be approaching the field of socio-ecological systems to write the final paper of my PhD. I would like to get an idea of a super MUST-READ literature to get an overview of the...

04 April 2018 3,171 26 View

Has anyone written about or is aware of studies/publications about energy policy and political parties/politics in Italy?

I need to understand the politics/political reasons behind the italian energy policy, especially the strong support to natural gas, which creates a sort of lock-in situation where it is difficult...

05 May 2015 7,922 0 View

How is systems thinking applied to innovation in bioenergy diffusion?

Is any of you using systems thinking theory and methodology in his/her research? My background is in political science and I am doing a study on innovation in bioenergy diffusion. As far as I...

09 September 2014 8,255 12 View

Actor-Network Theory can be used in innovation studies? How?

I am not very familiar with Actor-Network Theory yet, but as far as I understand it is applied in STS, whereas Innovation studies use maybe more case-studies or so. I am doing a research on...

09 September 2014 5,205 14 View

Can anyone suggest useful literature about matched pairs design?

My research methodology will be qualitative comparative case-study applied to social/political science research within bioenergy and rural development field. I need some literature about matched...

02 February 2014 6,785 3 View

Reliable online sources?writing a project proposal for funding

Dear all, I am looking to improve my skills on writing project proposals for funding opportunities. Do you have any reliable online training or other sources that you would recommend me checking...

01 January 1970 3,492 1 View

Short talk and poster presentation

Dear all, I was recently invited to give a short talk + poster on an abstract that I submitted to a conference. I have never presented at a conference with this kind of format. Those of you with...

01 January 1970 5,494 2 View