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  • 1 - Introduction to Social Networks Research

  • Jennifer M. Larson, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
  • Book:
    Designing Empirical Social Networks Research
    Published online:
    07 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 1-13

  • Summary

    An empirical social networks study is concerned with what a well-defined social network is like, and whether and how it matters in some context of interest. Designing a successful one requires serious thinking on the front end about what the network is and what it does in theory. This book aims to help researchers do just that. To begin, this chapter motivates this research area with examples from political science, explains why the topic is unique enough to warrant a whole book, and offers guidance on how to know if your research should incorporate networks.