What can digital technology and “big data” bring to comparative politics?

The digital revolution and the so-called “big data” phenomenon invite the social sciences to question in a new light their relationship to knowledge and learning. This research note proposes to extend this debate to the field of comparative politics, by discussing the epistemological contributions of these new digital approaches. At the same time, the article invites us to question the stakes and limits of these new fields and tools, by reinscribing them in the scientific debates inherent to comparative politics.