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Social Network Research

Confusions, Criticisms, and Controversies

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ID20034806
AuthorsP Borgatti (0000-0002-5776-5579), Stephen P Borgatti, Daniel J Brass, Daniel S Halgin (0000-0002-4317-1569)
Year2014
Pages1-29
Publication date2014-02-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueContemporary Perspectives on Organizational Social Networks (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/s0733-558x(2014)0000040001
OpenAlexW2495054659
ISBN9781783507511
LanguageEN
Citations received44
References cited105

Is social network analysis just measures and methods with no theory? We attempt to clarify some confusions, address some previous critiques and controversies surrounding the issues of structure, human agency, endogeneity, tie content, network change, and context, and add a few critiques of our own. We use these issues as an opportunity to discuss the fundamental characteristics of network theory and to provide our thoughts on opportunities for future research in social network analysis

Economics · Endogeneity · Epistemology · Network theory · Political science · Positive economics · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Complex Network Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Law · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Social Capital and Networks

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