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Tag Archives: networks
We Make our Careers in Networks
I recently came across an engaging and illuminating article “On the Acrimoniousness of Intellectual Disputes” written by a prominent American sociologist Randall Collins. Not just researchers and academics will find this paper relevant and thought-provoking because it tackles the inner … Continue reading
Sociology Journals and Network Proprieties of the Matthew Effect
by Luca Carbone* Science is a political field. As Bourdieu peremptorily said “the scientific field is the locus of a competitive struggle, in which the specific issue at stake is the monopoly of scientific authority” (1975: 19). Shifting a little the … Continue reading
How did the East India Company become the most powerful business in history?
Exploring trade network dynamics, decision-making processes and organizational context, in an extraordinary Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600–1757 Emily Erikson (Yale University) demonstrates why the English East India Company was a dominant force in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged capitalism, corporations, Culture, economic history, Economic Sociology, globalization, imperialism, markets, monopoly, networks, social networks, trade, United Kingdom
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Mark Granovetter didn’t win (yet) the Nobel Prize. Here is his rejection letter, from 1969
A prominent economic sociologist Mark Granovetter didn’t win (yet) the Nobel Prize in economic sciences. Let’s take a look at his rejection letter. You may think I’m talking about the Nobel… I’m not. And that makes this even more interesting! This is … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, Economic Sociology, Mark Granovetter, networks, Nobel Prize, social networks, social sciences
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Corporate density is especially potent for the growth of elite-oriented nonprofits—but not social welfare nonprofits—when local networks and cultural norms support elite mobilization
In “Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites, and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities” (open access) Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis & Mary Ann Glynn examine the link between corporations and community by showing how corporate density interacts with the local social … Continue reading
Posted in Papers
Tagged corporations, elite, networks, nonprofits, social capital, social networks, United States, welfare
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Epinets: a new way of thinking about social networks
A new book Epinets: the Epistemic Structure and Dynamics of Social Networks presents a new way to think about social networks, which focuses on the knowledge that underlies our social interactions. Guiding readers through the web of beliefs that networked individuals … Continue reading
Zygmunt Bauman on Facebook, and the difference between a network and a community
Bright, simple– and debatable. (3 min)
Values and Networks: Former Classmates invest in the Same Stocks
“Is College a Focal Point of Investor Life?” (free access) is an interesting article published in Review of Finance by Massimo Massa and Andrei Simonov, in which they analyze the link between college interaction and portfolio choice. The researchers consider both the general imprinting … Continue reading
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Tagged decision making, investment, networks, social capital, values
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Networks in the Russian Economy
How does Russian economy function on a grassroots level? In addition to market mechanisms, what kinds of social and moral principles are at work in the new Russian economy? Is the ‘Soviet legacy’ still present in post-Soviet business practices? Networks … Continue reading
Challenging Governance Theory: From Networks to Hegemony
Theories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are exaggerated. Jonathan Davies’ Challenging Governance Theory: From Networks to Hegemony takes a critical look at … Continue reading
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Tagged Antonio Gramsci, governance, Marxism, neoliberalism, networks, state
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Understanding Social Networks: Theories, Concepts and Findings
Despite the swift spread of social network concepts and their applications and the rising use of network analysis in social science, it is not easy to find a book that provides a thorough general introduction for the serious reader. Understanding Social Networks: … Continue reading
