E-social science is 21st century development in conjunction with the wider developments in e-science. It is social science using grid computing and other information technologies to collect, process, integrate, share, and disseminate social and behavioural data.
References
E-Research: Transformation in Scholarly Practice (e-book). Taylor & Francis. 2010. ISBN 9781135855062. Retrieved 17 November 2025. Hine, Christine (2006). New Infrastructures for Knowledge Production: Understanding E-science (e-book). Information Science Pub. ISBN 9781591407195. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
External links UK National Centre for e-Social Science Web Home Page Oxford e-Social Science This project has focused on the ethical, legal and institutional factors shaping e-Science. ReDReSS project This site provides resources for social scientists interested in using e-Social Science and e-Science tools and methodologies. Collaboratory for Quantitative e-Social Science Chinese e-Social Science