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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · 21d

For those based in or close to Manchester, check this upcoming free of charge, in-person workshop at University of Manchester.
"From Entities to Edges: A Practical Introduction to Knowledge Graphs" by Dr L. Brandenberger, 17/10/25 from 9:30 to 13:00.
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From Entities to Edges: A Practical Introduction to Knowledge Graphs

Led by Dr Laurence Brandenberger (University of Zurich). Joint workshop by the Cathie Marsh Institute and the Mitchell Centre.

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Jun 30

Mitchell Centre M Summer School on Network Analysis for Social Sciences here at Manchester in September 2025. Register until 14 July here: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/mitchell-cen.... We have introductory, R-based, and statistical network analysis courses. #sna #NetworkAnalysis #socsky

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Jun 9

New paper by Mitchell Centre member Philip Leifeld in the Policy Studies Journal, using social network analysis to theorise how political actors start forming advocacy coalitions in the early stages of new policy settings (here: dealing with Covid-19 back in 2020). doi.org/10.1111/psj....

<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library

Policy subsystems are comprised of competing advocacy coalitions, in which public and private political actors with shared belief systems learn from each other and coordinate their strategies in the ...

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · May 28

Do you want to train in SNA with a bunch of stellar experts? Join the in-person 'M Summer. School on Network Analysis for Social Sciences' by the Mitchell Centre in September in Manchester. 3 courses on Ucinet, SNA in R, and Statistical network models. Deadline June 30, details @ lnkd.in/dGFSXZMq

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 29

Please apply or spread the word! The PhD candidate will be co-supervised by a member of the Mitchell Centre.

Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Mar 29

Deadline for fully funded PhD at Manchester extended to 14/4. Start date 1 Sep 2025. Pls repost. The degree can be in any relevant discipline incl soc sci, soc stats, law, comp sci. The project can focus more on discourse #NetworkAnalysis or more on #TextAnalysis, tbd. #datascience #NetworkScience

Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 7

Funded PhD opportunity (incl. DNA) in "Computational Legal Analysis - Classifying and Understanding Remedies in Comparative Labour Law". Start Sep 2025. University of Manchester @official-uom.bsky.social. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD #jobs #NLP #TextAnalysis #ComputationalSocialScience #CSS

Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 27

New paper out by Tomas Diviak and Jürgen Lerner. How do British corporate corruption networks evolve over time? Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Understanding the Mechanisms that Drive Relational Events Dynamics and Structure in Corruption Networks - Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Objectives Relational hyperevent data, i.e., time-stamped events comprising two or more actors, provide the most granular picture of network dynamics. Using hyperevent data on communication related to...

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 25

The Mitchell Centre endorses the new Recommendations for Sharing Network Data and Materials. There is significant and valuable diversity in how social network research is conducted we encourage researchers to consider benefits and concerns to data sharing.
doi.org/10.1017/nws.2024.16

Recommendations for sharing network data and materials | Network Science | Cambridge Core

Recommendations for sharing network data and materials - Volume 12 Issue 4

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Mar 19

Jürgen Lerner (University of Konstanz) presenting on relational hyperevent models applied to citation and co-authorship networks in our Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis at the University of Manchester. Great stuff! @mitchellsna.bsky.social #networks #SNA #NetworkScience #NetworkAnalysis

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 18

New paper out co-authored by Tomas Diviak together with Casper van Nassau, Frank Weerman, and Christianne de Poot. What social relationships and network positions make Dutch Jihadi radicals more inclined to perpetrate terrorist actions? #SNA #criminology #terrorism Link: doi.org/10.1080/1744...

Radical networks and terrorist action: the importance of social relationships and network positions

In most models on terrorism, interaction with other radicals is a key factor. However, systematic empirical evidence that radical ties affect behaviour is scarce. Our access to detailed police info...

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 14

New paper out by Sjoukje van Deuren, Tomas Diviak, and Arjan Blokland. How does social and geographical proximity affect co-offending among outlaw motorcycle gang members in the Netherlands? Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Mar 12

Last week on Friday, our member Tomas Diviak hosted a small conference called 'Data on Crime and Networks' in Manchester. Researchers from all over the UK participated and all the presentations were very interesting. Let's make this a tradition!

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Mar 11

New article published: "When does discursive change happen? Detecting phase transitions in discourse networks of sustainability transitions" with Kimberley Vandenhole and Kristijan Garic in Energy Research & Social Science: doi.org/10.1016/j.er.... #SNA #STS #SustainabilityTransitions #discourse

Three types of discourse networks: Affiliation network, actor network, and concept network.

Incrementally changing networks along temporally overlapping moving time windows.

Multidimensional scaling (temporal embedding) of the structural trajectory of the discourse network, heatmap, state dynamics, and cluster silhouette plot for the low-emission zone discourse in Ghent.

Actor networks corresponding to the six identified phases in the empirical case study.

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Feb 26

Full podcast on our www.nature.com/articles/s41... article is now available. How social networks explain multiple preventive behaviour adoption.

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Feb 20

Recruitment for the 2025 Msc in Social Network Analysis is now open! A unique opportunity to train in theories, methods and applications of SNA, with new modules in crime and networks and Complex Social Systems and Simulation. Please help disseminating.
www.manchester.ac.uk/study/master...

MSc Social Network Analysis - course details (2025 entry) | The University of Manchester

Research. Teaching and learning. Social responsibility. Discover more about The University of Manchester here.

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Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis @mitchellsna.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our paper www-nature-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/articles/s41... broadcasted in the JH Malaria Minute Podcast.

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 14

Mitchell Online Spring School 2025. Sign up for "Introduction to Social Network Analysis", 3-17 March held remotely on selected days. Faculty: Everett/Crossley/Basov/Agneessens/Bellotti/Diviák/Leifeld/Genkin. Full info linked on our events page: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/mitchell-cen...

Events - School of Social Sciences - The University of Manchester

See what's coming up at the Mitchell Centre and School of Social Sciences. Join our seminar series and see what courses and workshops we run.

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 20

Great PhD opportunity at the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis at the University of Manchester in collaboration with GCHQ: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #FindAPhD #PhD #jobs #criminology #NetworkAnalysis #SNA #NetworkScience

What Prying Eyes Might See: the Organisational Vulnerabilities Revealed in Transactional Data at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - What Prying Eyes Might See: the Organisational Vulnerabilities Revealed in Transactional Data at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 23

We have a #job opening for a #Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social #Statistics at Manchester. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... Closing date 16/3. Looking across #quantitative #SocialScience, ideally focus on social stats #AcademicJobs #jobs #academia #css #survey #quant

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Statistics (Teaching and Research):Oxford Road

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jan 27

Call for nominations for #APSA Political #Networks Section awards 2025. We have 5 awards. More details with award committee contact details on the awards page: apsanet.org/section41. Please spread the word and send us your nominations. #polnet #SNA #NetworkScience #NetworkAnalysis #polisky #polisci

Section41 - American Political Science Association (APSA)

Political Networks (Section 41) The purpose of the Political Networks organized section is to promote intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 27

We have 12 Bicentenary #Research Fellowships (3 yrs duration) for #postdoc within 4 yrs of their #PhD at the University of Manchester: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job.... Maybe you want to apply for a placement at the Mitchell Centre for #SNA or Dept of Social #Statistics #SocialScience #job

Bicentenary Research Fellowships in Humanities:Oxford Road

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jan 31

Simon #Fellowship, for 3yr #postdoc #SocialScience #research at the U of Manchester. Deadline 7 Mar 2025. I'd love for one of these to be hosted by our Dept of Social #Statistics or Mitchell Centre for Social #Network Analysis. www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun... #SNA #NetworkScience

Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester

Find out the Simon and Hallsworth Fellowships at Manchester, our Faculty of Humanities funding scheme for early career researchers with a doctoral degree.

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