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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for Papers!
We're pleased to share an opportunity to contribute to the Network Science Special Collection, “Political Networks: New Trends & Directions."
👉Deadline: October 15, 2025
👉 Submission site: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nws
👉More info: tinyurl.com/32t4rn84

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · 5d

CfP: PolNet is thrilled to invite proposals to the Political Networks Online Colloquium! 1-hour talks held monthly (2025-26), coordinated by @marinagduque and
@pie_try_ka

Submission form:
sites.google.com/view/confpol...

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jul 25

Poster/paper presenter tips & logistics in thread👇
See you in Boston!

Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 The #PolNetPaCSS 2025 program is live! Join us Aug 11–14 at Harvard & Northeastern for workshops + cutting-edge research on political networks & comp soc sci.
📄 Program: tinyurl.com/5n8dwjaj
📝 RSVP for mentoring + meetups: forms.gle/iurRZFVk9S9A...

PolNet-PaCSS 2025

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Network Science @networkscijournal.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 CFP: Political Networks: New Trends and Directions

A call for a special collection of articles on how #network #analysis can illuminate fundamental questions across #politicalscience.

ℹ️ Info: bit.ly/45YXMtt
🗓️ 15 Oct 2025

Collaboration with #PolNet-PaCSS2025

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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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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jun 30

Mitchell Centre Summer School on social network analysis: registration deadline extended until 14 July 2025. We have both basic and advanced courses. #sna #polisky #NetworkAnalysis #SummerSchool #netsci @socialstats.bsky.social @mitchellsna.bsky.social

Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Jun 3

More network analysis training available for external participants here at the Mitchell Centre, University of Manchester. In-person courses in Manchester 15-26 September 2025; registration deadline 30 June. www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/mitchell-cen... #socialscience #sna @uomsoss.bsky.social

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

Honorable mention to Mariana Giusti-Rodríguez for her work on Indigenous party-building in Bolivia, published in @apsrjournal.bsky.social

Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations to Noah L. Nathan @nlnathan.bsky.social for winning the Political Ties Award for "Do Grids Demobilize? How Street Networks, Social Networks, and Political Networks Intersect," published in @ajpseditor.bsky.social

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

🏆 Congratulations to Charlie Carter for winning the 2025 John Sprague Award for "The Co-Evolution of Conflict Aid and Terrorism Rhetoric"!

Honorable mention to Haoming Xiong for his paper on the US-China 5G competition.

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

🏆 Congratulations to Weidong Zhang for winning the 2025 Best Conference Paper Award for "The Importance of Money and Connections: Explaining International Status from UNGA Draft Sponsorship Networks," published in International Interactions @weidong.bsky.social

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

📚 Announcing the 2025 PolNet Best Book Award winners!

🏆 Winner: "The Patriarchal Political Order" by Soledad Artiz Prillaman

Honorable Mention for Pedagogy: "Designing Empirical Networks Research" by Jennifer M. Larson

Congratulations!

Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Jun 12

🌟 We are pleased to recognize David Lazer (@davidlazer.bsky.social) as the recipient of the 2025 Career Achievement Award!

A foundational figure who co-founded the Political Networks Section and established network science as a core approach to political inquiry!

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Apr 1

Friendly reminder! #APSAPolNetworks award nomination deadlines approaching:

Four awards due April 4: John Sprague, Best Conference Paper, Political Ties & Career Achievement
Best Book Award due April 11 Don't miss your chance to nominate! Details: apsanet.org/section41

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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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Apr 1

Join us for the PolNet Online Colloquium, Thur, Apr 17 at 12pm ET for Elizabeth K. Parker-Magyar's paper,
"Workplace Networks and Civil Society Organizations in Autocracies: Evidence from Jordan"
Discussants: Consuelo Amat and Jenn Larson
Sign up for Zoom link & paper: t.ly/F6Ll1

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: PolNet Online Colloquium (Elizabeth Parker-Magyar). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Paper: "Workplace Networks and Civil Society Organizations in Autocracies: Evidence from Jordan" Author: Elizabeth K. Parker-Magyar (Weatherhead Center for International Affairs) Discussants: Consu...

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Mar 31

Registration is now open for #PolNet-PaCSS2025 (Aug 11-14 @Harvard @Northeastern)! sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Submit your 300-word abstract by 4/4 on #PoliticalNetworks & #CompSocialScience. Grad students: considered for a $200 award. Link: forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i...

PolNet-PaCSS

Annoucing the 18th Annual Political Networks and Computational Social Science Conference (PolNet-PaCSS), Hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University. Workshops: August 11-12, 2025 Panel...

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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

Computational Legal Analysis - Classifying and Understanding Remedies in Comparative Labour Law at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Computational Legal Analysis - Classifying and Understanding Remedies in Comparative Labour Law at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Joanne Miller @polipsyprof.bsky.social · Mar 25

Join @smotus.bsky.social , @aesokhey.bsky.social, @jenvictor.bsky.social, and me for a celebration of Dr. Scott McClurg's impact on the field and mentorship. Friday, April 4, 11:40-1:10, @mpsa.bsky.social.

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Mar 20

Workshop speakers are confirmed for #PolNet-PaCSS2025 (Aug 11-14 @Harvard @Northeastern)! sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Submit your 300-word abstract by 3/28 on #PoliticalNetworks & #CompSocialScience. Grad students: considered for a $200 award. Link: forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i...

PolNet-PaCSS

Annoucing the 18th Annual Political Networks and Computational Social Science Conference and Workshops (PolNet-PaCSS), Hosted by Harvard University and Northeastern University Workshops: August 11-12...

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Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Feb 24

I'd like to hire a #postdoc to collect/analyse #environmental #policy #network data. The 2y post is part of a £3mio project on #resilience in #CoastalCommunities & based at the Univ of Essex and co-supervised by Gina Reinhardt. Info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLZ772/a... #SNA #NetworkAnalysis #PublicPolicy

ARISE Senior Research Officer at University of Essex

Discover ARISE Senior Research Officer jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Mar 4

forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i... (Grad students eligible for a $200 fellowship).

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Mar 4

Join us for the 2025 Political Networks & Computational Social Science Conference (sites.google.com/view/confpol...), Aug 11-14 at Harvard & Northeastern, with Duncan Watts delivering the keynote. Workshops: Aug 11-12; panels: Aug 13-14. Submit by March 28:

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Feb 26

Save the date! PolNet & PaCSS 2025 are joining forces at Harvard and Northeastern on August 11–14, 2025—workshops on Aug 11–12, conference on Aug 13–14. Stay tuned for details on CFP, registration, and more. See you at #PolNetPaCSS2025!

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Political Networks @politicalnetworks.bsky.social · Feb 13

The Sunbelt Social Networks Conference (Paris, June 25-29, 2025) has panels on "Elite networks", "Network approaches to political dynamics" and more. Perhaps of interest to political networks researchers. Abstract deadline February 20, 2025. sunbelt2025.org

Sunbelt 2025 – Paris

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Dec 12

Designing Empirical Social Networks Research by Jennifer M. Larson

An introduction to the study of social networks, with a focus on theory-building to guide empirical research design.

New in the Methods for Social Inquiry series #ResearchMethods

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Designing Empirical Social Networks Research

Cambridge Core - Research Methods In Politics - Designing Empirical Social Networks Research

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