Current RN21 conference

Quantitative methods in the digital turn: Promises and pitfalls

Mid-term conference of the Research Network on Quantitative Methods
June 2-4, 2025 LUT University, Lappenranta, Finland and Online

Welcome to the 2025 mid-term conference of the Research Network on Quantitative Methods. This year, the conference will explore how digitalization may affect quantitative research methods in the social sciences. Which new opportunities for quantitative methods arise? Which new social phenomena can be studied with quantitative methods? Researchers from across Europe will come together to discuss these questions and share their experiences.

The keynote speakers are:

Prof. Jolanta Perek-Bialas, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
Prof. Fabrizio Martire, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Maria Teresa Ballestar de las Heras, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain, and LUT University, Finland
Dr. Aart-Jan Riekhoff, Finnish Center for Pensions, Finland

This is a hybrid event. You can attend in person in Lappeenranta or online.

For more information, see the conference homepage on https://www.lut.fi/en/RN21-conference

The abstract submission is open until March 31, 2025. For more information, see the call for papers.