Publications

Research Publications (peer reviewed)

Zahle, J. (forthcoming). "Process Tracing with Qualitative Data," in The Routledge Handbook of Causality and Causal Methods, Phyllis Illari and Federica Russo (eds.). London: Routledge Publishers.

Zahle, J & Huvenes, T.T. (2024). “Examen philosophicum fra allmenndannelse til ekspertdannelse,” Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift 59(1-2):3-13. https://doi.org/10.18261/nft.59.1-2.

Marchionni, C, Zahle, J. & Godman, M. (2024). “Reactivity in the Human Sciences,” European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 14(8):1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-024-00571-y.

Zahle, J. (2023) “Methodological Holism in the Social Sciences” in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/holism-social/, pp. 1-39, revised version of (2016) entry.

Zahle, J. (2023). "Reactivity and Good Data in Qualitative Data Collection," European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 13(10):1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-023-00514-z

Zahle, J. (2023). “Qualitative Research in Political Science” in The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science, Jeroen van Bouwel and Harold Kincaid (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press pp. 204-220.

Kincaid, H. & Zahle, J. (2022). “Are ABM Explanations in the Social Sciences Inevitably Individualist?” Synthese, 200:1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03465-9.

Zahle, J. (2021). “Limits to Levels in the Methodological Individualism-Holism Debate,” Synthese 198(7), pp. 6435-6454. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02469-2. 

Zahle, J. (2021). “Interpretivism and Qualitative Research” in Stephen Turner and the Philosophy of the Social, Christopher Adair-Toteff (ed.). Leiden: Brill, pp. 202-220.

Zahle, J. (2021). “Objective Data Sets in Qualitative Research,” Synthese 199, pp. 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-020-02630-2.

Zahle, J. and Kincaid, H. (2020). “Agent-Based Modelling With and Without Methodological Individualism” in Advances in Social Simulation – Looking in the Mirror, Harko Verhagen, Melania Borit, Giangiacomo Bravo, and Nanda Wijermans (eds.). Berlin: Springer, pp. 15-25.

Zahle, J. (2020). “The Level Conception of the Methodological Individualism-Holism Debate” in Social Ontology, Normativity and Law, Miguel Garcia, Rachael Mellin and Raimo Tuomela (eds.). Berlin: de Gruyter, pp. 27-38.

Ylikoski, P. & Zahle J. (2019) “Case Study Research in the Social Sciences,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 78, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2019.10.003.

Zahle, J. (2019) “Data, Epistemic Values and Multiple Methods in Case Study Research,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 78, pp. 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2018.11.005.

Kappel, K. and Zahle, J. (2019). “The Epistemic Role of Science and Experts in Democracy” in The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology, Peter Graham, Miranda Fricker, David Henderson, and Nikolaj Jang Lee Linding Pedersen (eds.). London: Routledge Publishers, pp. 397-405.

Zahle, J. & Kaidesoja, T. (2019) “Emergence in the Social Sciences” in The Routledge Handbook of Emergence, Sophie Gibb, Robin Findlay, & Tom Lancaster (eds.). London: Routledge Publishers, pp. 400-409.

Zahle, J & Kincaid, H. (2019) “Why be a Methodological Individualist?” Synthese, 196(2), pp. 655-675. DOI: 10.1007/s11229-017-1523-8.

Zahle, J. (2018) “Values and Data Collection in Social Research,” Philosophy of Science, 85(1), pp. 144–163. https://doi.org/10.1086/694770

Zahle, J. (2017) “Privacy, Informed Consent, and Participant Observation,” Perspectives on Science, 25(4), pp. 465-487. DOI:10.1162/POSC_a_00250.

Zahle, J. (2017) “Ability Theories of Practice and Turner’s Criticism of Bourdieu,” Journal for General Philosophy of Science, vol. 48(4), pp. 553-567. DOI: 10.1007/s10838-016-9355-7.

Zahle, J. (2016) “Emergence” in Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Social Science, Lee McIntyre & Alex Rosenberg (eds.), London: Routledge Publishers, pp. 124-134.

Zahle, J. (2016) “Methodological Holism in the Social Sciences” in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/holism-social/, pp. 1-39.

Zahle, J. (2016) “Methodological Anti-Naturalism, Norms and Participant Observation” in Normativity and Naturalism in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Mark Risjord (ed.) London: Routledge, pp. 78-95.

Zahle, J. (2016) “Methodological Holism” in Wiley-Blackwell’s Encyclopedia of Sociology, Second Edition, George Ritzer (ed.), Oxford, Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell.

Zahle, J. (2014). “How to Circumscribe Individualist Explanations: A Reply to Elder-Vass” in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 44(6), pp. 810-816.DOI: 10.1177/0048393114530857

Zahle, J. & Collin, F. (2014). “The Individualism-Holism Debate in Outline” in Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate. Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science, Julie Zahle & Finn Collin (eds.). Dordrecht: Synthese Library, Springer, pp. 1-14.

Zahle, J. (2014). “Holism, Emergence and The Crucial Distinction” in Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate. Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science, Julie Zahle & Finn Collin (eds.). Dordrecht: Synthese Library, Springer, pp. 177-196.

Zahle, J. (2014). “Practices and the Direct Perception of Normative States: Part II” in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 44(1), pp. 74-85.DOI: 10.1177/0048393112462517

Zahle, J. (2013). “Practices and the Direct Perception of Normative States: Part I” in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 43(4), pp. 493-518.DOI: 10.1177/0048393112454995

Zahle, J. (2013) “Participant Observation and Objectivity in Anthropology” in New Challenges to Philosophy of Science. The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective, vol. 4, Hanne Andersen, Dennis Dieks, Wenceslao J. Gonzales, Thomas Uebel, & Gregory Wheeler (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 365-376.

Zahle, J. (2013) “Holism, in the Social Sciences.” in Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences, Byron Kaldis (ed.), London: Sage Publications, pp. 425-430.

Zahle, J. (2012) “Practical Knowledge and Participant Observation” in Inquiry, 55(1), pp. 50-65.DOI: 10.1080/0020174X.2012.643626

Zahle, J, (2006) “Holism and Supervenience” in Handbook of Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology, Stephen Turner and Mark Risjord (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 311-341.

Zahle, J. (2003) “The Individualism/Holism Debate on Intertheoretic Reduction and the Argument from Multiple Realization” in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 33(1), pp. 77-100. DOI: 10.1177/0048393102250306

Other Publications

Kappel, K., Zahle, J., Djørup, S., and Joench-Clausen K. (2020) “The Proper Role of Science in Liberal Democracy,” in Carlsbergfondet: Præsentation af udvalgte forskningsprojekter, https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/da/Forskningsaktiviteter/Forskningsprojekter/Andre-forskningsprojekter/Klemens-Kappel_The Proper-Role-of-Science-in-Liberal-Democracy.

Zahle, J. (2015). ”Philosophy of Science in Europe: Denmark” in European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) Newsletter, issue 2.

Kappel, K. & Zahle, J. (2014). “Conference ‘The Role of Science in Liberal Democracy’ (University of Copenhagen, 21-22 November 2013)” in Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Vol. 45, issue 2, pp. 407-409. DOI: 10.1007/s10838-014-9263-7

Zahle, J & Collin, F. (2013). “ENPOSS 2012: The First Conference of the European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences” in Journal for General Philosophy of Science, vol. 44, issue 1, pp. 225-226. DOI: 10.1007/s10838-013-9214-8

Zahle, J. & Collin, F. (2012) “Conference on the Philosophy of the Social Science 2011” in Journal for General Philosophy of Science, vol. 43(1), pp. 133-136. DOI: 10.1007/s10838-012-9190-4

Zahle, J. (2011). ”Flere Studerende og færre timer: Brug af studenteroplæg og forberedelsesspørgsmål” (2011) in ”Underviserportalen” University of Copenhagen, see http://hum.ku.dk/underviserportal/genveje/studoplaeg/

Zahle, J. (2004). “Hvad vil det sige at være menneske?” reprint in Le Monde Diplomatique (Nordisk Utgave), april, no.4.

Zahle, J. (2004). “Hvad vil det sige at være menneske?” (23/2) in Information.

Books and Special Issues

Zahle, J. & Collin, F. eds. (forthcoming). 个人主义——整体主义之争的再思考. China Science Publishing and Media Ltd./Science Press. Translation of Zahle, J. & Collin, F. eds. (2014) Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate. Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science.

Godman, M., Marchionni, C. & Zahle J. (eds.) (2024) “Reactivity in The Human Sciences,” Topical Collection, European Journal for Philosophy of Science.

Jesús Zamora-Bonilla, Byron Kaldis, MarÍa Jiménez-Buedo, Eleonora Montuschi, Rosa Runhardt, and Julie Zahle (eds.) (2023). “Special Issue: Selected Papers from the 11th ENPOSS Meeting, Málaga, September 21-23, 2022,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 53(5).

Zahle, J. & Ylikoski, P. (eds.) (2021) “Objectivity in Social Research,” Topical Collection, Synthese.

Reiko Gotoh, Kei Yoshida, Chor-yung Cheung, Francesco Di Iorio, Paul Dumouchel, Mark Tamthai, Alban Bouvier, Byron Kaldis, Eleonora Montuschi, Julie Zahle, Jesús Zamora-Bonilla, David Henderson, Kareem Khalifa, Mark Risjord, Paul Roth, Deborah Tollefsen, and Stephen Turner (eds.) (2022). “Special Issue: Selected Papers from the joint ANPOSS, ENPOSS, and POSS-RT Meeting, Tokyo, 4-7 March 2021” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 52(1-2).

Künstler, R., Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2021). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the 9th ENPOSS Meeting, Toulouse 14-18 September 2020,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 51(4).

Kaldis, B, Bouvier, A., Montuschi, E., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2020). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the 8th ENPOSS Meeting, Athens 28-30 August 2019,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 50(4).

Zahle, J. & Ylikoski, P. (eds.) (2019). “Special Section: Case Study Research in the Social Sciences,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 78.

Feest, U., Bouvier, A., Henderson, D. Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Risjord, M., Roth, P., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2019). ”Special Issue: Joint Session of the European Network for the Philosophy of the Social sciences (ENPOSS) and the Roundtable on Philosophy of the Social Sciences Hannover, August 30 – September 1, 2018,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 49(3).

Kwarciński, T., Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2018). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the 6th ENPOSS Meeting, Krakow 20-22 September 2017,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

Ylikoski, P., Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2017). “Special Issue: Selected Papers from the 5th ENPOSS Meeting, Helsinki 24-26 August 2016,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences. 47(4-5).

Bohman, J. Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Risjord, M., Roth, P., Turner, S., Wylie, A., Zahle, J., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2016). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the RT- ENPOSS Meeting, Seattle 8-10 May 2015,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 46(2).

Zamora-Bonilla, J., Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Montuschi, E., Zahle, J. (eds.) (2015). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the ENPOSS Meeting, Madrid 10-12 September 2014,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 45(4-5).

Zahle, J., Kaldis, B., & Bouvier, A., Roth, P.A., Montuschi, E., Bohman, J., Turner, S., Wylie, A., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2014). ”Special Issue: Selected Papers from the ENPOSS Meeting, Venice, 3-4 September 2013,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 44(5).

Zahle, J. & Collin, F. (eds.) (2014). Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate. Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science. Dordrecht: Synthese Library, Springer.

Zahle, J., Bouvier, A., Kaldis, B., Uebel, T., Zamora-Bonilla, J. (eds.) (2013). ”Special Issue: Papers from the Inaugural Meeting of ENPOSS (European Network for the Philosophy of the Social Sciences), University of Copenhagen, September 21-23, 2012,” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 43(3).

Zahle, J. (2009). Practices, Perception and Normative States. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.