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_Please note that most of the the sources linked are tertiary sources (handbooks and encyclopaedias), and should be used to find useful sources rather than as the main sources in literature reviews and theses._
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_Please note that most of the the sources linked are tertiary sources (handbooks and encyclopaedias), and should be used to find useful sources rather than as the main sources in literature reviews and theses._
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_Summaries provided by Monika Barget (History), based on the sources cited._
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_Summaries provided by Monika Barget (History), based on the sources cited._
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### Why we need theories & concepts
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A bachelor's thesis is longer and more complex than any other essay you have written so far. While most papers you write for BA DS courses are essentially extended literature reviews (in which you discuss existing publications), the thesis requires you to gather your own sources or data and to conduct an independent analysis. Therefore, your thesis needs to have several additional elements.
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A bachelor's thesis is longer and more complex than any other essay you have written so far. While most papers you write for BA DS courses are essentially extended literature reviews (in which you discuss existing publications), the thesis requires you to gather your own sources or data and to conduct an independent analysis. Therefore, your thesis needs to have several additional elements.
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One of them is a **conceptual or theoretical (sometimes also called "analytical") framework** to explain why you are analyzing sources or data (e.g. interviews or survey responses) in a certain way, and this "point of view" has to be rooted in **concepts** (abstract ideas relevant to a certain field of research) or a proper theory. A **theory** is a more elaborate scientific framework (often developed & refined by more than one person) that explains patterns and developments. Ideally, a theory is applicable to different case studies and helps you phrase a hypothesis about how society works. Theories also help researchers streamline and focus their analysis.
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One of them is a **conceptual or theoretical (sometimes also called "analytical") framework** to explain why you are analyzing sources or data (e.g. interviews or survey responses) in a certain way, and this "point of view" has to be rooted in **concepts** (abstract ideas relevant to a certain field of research) or a proper theory. A **theory** is a more elaborate scientific framework (often developed & refined by more than one person) that explains patterns and developments. Ideally, a theory is applicable to different case studies and helps you phrase a hypothesis about how society works. Theories also help researchers streamline and focus their analysis.
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Our 3rd-year students often struggle with the conceptual or theoretical framework and are sometimes not aware of what concepts and theories have actively been addressed throughout the BA DS programme. This is why this section, with theories and concepts covered in various courses, may help you to remember and find a suitable approach for your thesis.
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Our 3rd-year students often struggle with the conceptual or theoretical framework and are sometimes not aware of what concepts and theories have actively been addressed throughout the BA DS programme. This is why this section, with theories and concepts covered in various courses, may help you to remember and find a suitable approach for your thesis.
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**Agency** theories comprise different definitions and concepts depending on subject areas. In the social sciences, _agency_ is defined as the capacity of individuals to actively and independently choose and engage. Therefore, agency theories are linked with (political) participation and power theories.
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**Agency** theories comprise different definitions and concepts depending on subject areas. In the social sciences, _agency_ is defined as the capacity of individuals to actively and independently choose and engage. Therefore, agency theories are linked with (political) participation and power theories.
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The impact of **automation** (e.g. the reduction of human intervention in industrial production or data processing) was a central theme of the BA DS course "Artificial Society". Automation was, for instance, discussed concerning the future of labour markets. The course also offered an introduction to the **critique of automation**.
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The impact of **automation** (e.g. the reduction of human intervention in industrial production or data processing) was a central theme of the BA DS course "Artificial Society". Automation was, for instance, discussed concerning the future of labour markets. The course also offered an introduction to the **critique of automation**.
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Critical Theory (as proposed by the Frankfurt School) is a Marxist-inspired movement in social and political philosophy. It was originally associated with the work of researchers based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Critical Theory in this narrow sense developed over several historical phases and generations since the late 1920s. Important scholars of the Frankfurt School were Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse and Habermas. Jürgen Habermas's idea of the public sphere was covered in the BA DS course "Digitalisation and Politics" but also mentioned in the BA DS course "Controversies"/"Critical Debates". We also looked at recent criticism and re-interpretations (see reading on the "[online anti-public sphere](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1367549420902799)" by Marc Davis).
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Critical Theory (as proposed by the Frankfurt School) is a Marxist-inspired movement in social and political philosophy. It was originally associated with the work of researchers based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Critical Theory in this narrow sense developed over several historical phases and generations since the late 1920s. Important scholars of the Frankfurt School were Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse and Habermas. Jürgen Habermas's idea of the public sphere was covered in the BA DS course "Digitalisation and Politics" but also mentioned in the BA DS course "Controversies"/"Critical Debates". We also looked at recent criticism and re-interpretations (see reading on the "[online anti-public sphere](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1367549420902799)" by Marc Davis).
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