Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis

Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis

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The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis is a cross-disciplinary research group located in the School of Social Sciences. The centre’s mission is to be a world leading centre in the development and application of social network analysis techniques. The centre is named after J Clyde Mitchell, who pioneered this approach whilst a member of staff at Manchester. See below for extracts from an interview with Clyde Mitchell recorded by Russ Bernard in 1990.

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What is social network analysis?

Seminar

Feb 8th 2012 4-6pm Uni place 3.204

Modelling the evolution of a bipartite network—Peer referral in interlocking Directorates

Johan Koskinen

Mitchell Centre

Workshops

The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis and the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life

University of Manchester, UK, are organising a two day workshop on social capital, egonetworks and mixed methods.

 

The workshop will take place the 22nd and 23rd of February 2012. The first day is free of charge, while the second has a fee of £90.

Students can choose to attend one day or the other, or both of them.

Further information can be found here

 

Short Courses

Introduction to Social Network Analysis. March 26-28 2012

Advanced Methods for Social Networks. March 28-30 2012

Statistical Analysis of Social Networks. March 28-30 2012

Consultancy

We can offer bespoke training courses and consultancy, please contact us directly for further information.

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The aims of the centre are:


• To establish an international centre of excellence for social network analysis within the UK
• To establish a central resource and reference point for social network researchers and users both within the UK and internationally
• To cultivate existing interest and further stimulate interest in social network analysis in the UK and beyond
• To make important contributions to the social network analysis literature


The following topics are a selection of the interests of the centre:


• Data collection and different data types for social network analysis
• Longitudinal networks and network formation
• Descriptive methods and visualization
• Statistical modeling of social networks
• Mixed methods for social networks
• Social networks and social movements
• Social networks and health
• Social networks and consumption
• Social networks and cultural production

 

 

 

 

   Russ Bernard Interviews Clyde Mitchell in 1990.

University of Manchester