Normativity of Methods

This sub-wiki is dedicated to deliberations, open questions and new ideas about science. Often, these highlight how the choice and application of scientific methods and the interpretation of scientific results relate to values and norms, the philosophy of science and the general question how science relates to the 'real world'.

Choose one of the following entries to learn more:

  Agency, Complexity and Emergence

  Agency, Complexity and Emergence (German)

  Bias and Critical Thinking

  Bias and Critical Thinking (German)

  Bias in Interviews

  Conceptual Figures

  Deconstruction

  Design Criteria of Methods

  Design Criteria of Methods (German)

  Design Criteria of Methods in Sustainability Science

  Experiments and Hypothesis Testing

  Experiments and Hypothesis Testing (German)

  Framing a research question

  History of Methods

  History of Methods (German)

  History of Methods in Sustainability Science

  Introduction to statistical figures

  Levels of Theory

  Limitations of Statistics

  Making a research design

  Mixed Methods

  Mixed Methods (German)

  Non-equilibrium dynamics

  Questioning the status quo in methods

  Questioning the status quo in methods (German)

  Sampling for Interviews

  Scientific methods and societal paradigms

  Scientific methods and societal paradigms (German)

  System Boundaries

  The future of statistics?

  The tao of R-coding

  Time

  To Rule And To Measure

  To Rule And To Measure (German)

  Transcribing Interviews

  Transdisciplinarity

  Transdisciplinarity (German)

  Why statistics matters