Our Mission
Data Perspectives is a collaborative platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of data analytics, social science, and human narratives. We believe that data without context is just numbers, and context without data lacks empirical grounding.
Founded in 2025, our publication brings together researchers, data scientists, social scientists, and storytellers who share a common goal: to illuminate complex social phenomena through rigorous analysis and compelling narratives.
Our Approach
We approach data with both rigor and humility, acknowledging that even the most sophisticated analyses reflect choices, constraints, and perspectives. Our work strives to be:
Methodologically Sound
We prioritize transparency about our methods, data sources, and limitations, inviting critique and refinement from our community.
Contextually Rich
We situate our analyses within broader theoretical frameworks and historical contexts, recognizing that data doesn't speak for itself.
Socially Engaged
We believe that research should contribute to public understanding and informed debate about pressing social issues.
Our Team
Lasse Rodeck
Editor
Computational social scientist with a focus on geopolitical modeling and simulation as well as Natural Language Processing and AI Practices.
Luis Poscharsky
Editor
Political Scientist with Key expertise in democracy theory
Editorial Process
Each piece published in Data Perspectives undergoes a thorough review process to ensure accuracy, clarity, and rigor:
- Initial Concept: Contributors propose analyses that align with our mission of exploring social phenomena through data.
- Methodological Review: Our methodology editors evaluate the analytical approach, data sources, and statistical methods.
- Content Development: Authors work with editors to refine analyses and develop compelling narratives around the findings.
- Visualization and Design: Our visualization team collaborates on effective representations of complex data.
- Final Review: Senior editors ensure that the piece effectively bridges quantitative insights with qualitative understanding.
Contribute Your Perspective
We welcome contributions from researchers, data scientists, social scientists, journalists, and storytellers interested in using data to illuminate social phenomena.
If you have an idea for an analysis, visualization, or essay that aligns with our mission, we'd love to hear from you.
We're particularly interested in:
- Novel methodological approaches to social science questions
- Creative visualizations that reveal hidden patterns in social data
- Interdisciplinary perspectives that bridge quantitative and qualitative divides
- Critical reflections on the practice of data analysis in social contexts
Our Values
Transparency
We believe in making both our data and our methods open for scrutiny. When possible, we make our code and data available for others to explore.
Interdisciplinarity
We bring together diverse perspectives and methodologies, recognizing that the most interesting insights often emerge at the boundaries between disciplines.
Critical Engagement
We approach data with a critical lens, questioning assumptions and exploring the social, political, and ethical dimensions of quantitative analysis.
Accessibility
We strive to make complex analyses accessible to a broader audience, without sacrificing nuance or rigor.