Why Context Matters: Applications of Social Network Analysis

Description

Many elements of our society are embedded in network structures in which actors depend on each other as well as the structural context of their actions. This is reflected by the wide use of concepts and terms of social network analysis, such as the concept of the small world, the strength of weak ties, opinion leaders, gatekeepers, viral marketing, terrorist networks, stakeholders and the like. This volume provides a sample of the broad range of research in which social network analysis can be fruitfully applied. Topics addressed include networks of academic hiring, epidemic dynamics of diseases in populations such as HIV/AIDS, flow of information, semantic networks of the internet, relationships in private and public spheres, patent authorship, paper citation, and networks in linguistic as well as political systems. Front Matter....Pages 1-7 Why Context Matters....Pages 9-13 A Hidden Variable Approach to Analyze “Hidden” Dynamics of Social Networks....Pages 15-35 Three-Valued Modal Logic for Reconstructing the Semantic Network Structure of a Corpus of Coded Texts....Pages 37-54 Context Overlap and Multiplexity in Personal Relationships....Pages 55-77 Navigating and Annotating Semantically-Enabled Networks of People and Associated Objects....Pages 79-96 The Flow of Information in Evolving Social Groups....Pages 97-117 Academic Employment Networks and Departmental Prestige....Pages 119-140 A QAP Network Analysis of Intergovernmental Cooperation between Swiss Cantons....Pages 141-159 Structural Changes in Agent-Based Simulations: Representing HIV/AIDS Impact on Social Networks....Pages 161-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-179