Focus: Theoretical, Methodological, and Ethical Boundaries of Digital Social Research

The current Issue of Sociologia Italiana – AIS Journal of Sociology focuses on the “Theoretical, Methodological, and Ethical Boundaries of Digital Social Research”, focuses on topics of a highly interdisciplinary nature that are very timely and pressing in the contemporary scientific debate within the field of the humanities and social sciences. This issue of Sociologia Italiana – AIS Journal of Sociology explores the digital transformation of society is not only redefining how individuals interact, communicate, and work, but also how researchers observe, interpret, and engage with these phenomena. As sociological inquiry increasingly intersects with digital infrastructures, it must confront evolving epistemologies, complex methodological demands, and unprecedented ethical dilemmas. The ten contributions featured here collectively aim to shed a light about the transformative effects of digital technologies on the current practices and epistemological visions in the current social research, offering critical reflections and innovative proposals across a spectrum of subfields.