ABSTRACT Computational social science has caused a shift of research paradigm in social science in general and communication in particular. The special issue brings together a community of active researchers to introduce computational social science for Asia-Pacific communication research. The special issue outlines major computational methods closely related to communication research and demonstrates how computational methods can be applied to address theoretical and practical questions in Asia-Pacific societies. The advantages and limitations of computational methods have been conceptually discussed and/or empirically illustrated. Finally, the special issue provides a guideline of conducting computational research for communication researchers in Asia-Pacific societies and beyond.

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为亚太传播研究引入计算社会科学

摘要 计算社会科学已经引起了一般社会科学特别是传播学研究范式的转变。本期特刊汇集了一群活跃的研究人员，为亚太传播研究介绍计算社会科学。本期特刊概述了与传播研究密切相关的主要计算方法，并展示了如何应用计算方法来解决亚太社会的理论和实践问题。计算方法的优点和局限性已经在概念上进行了讨论和/或经验说明。最后，该特刊为亚太社会及其他地区的传播研究人员提供了进行计算研究的指南。