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Social Networks (History)

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Social Networks (History) is the study of the development, evolution, and impact of social networks throughout human history, examining how relationships and interactions among individuals and groups have shaped societies, cultures, and historical events over time.
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Social Networks (History) is the study of the development, evolution, and impact of social networks throughout human history, examining how relationships and interactions among individuals and groups have shaped societies, cultures, and historical events over time.

Key research themes

1. How did foundational social network theories and methodologies emerge and evolve in the social sciences?

This body of research investigates the historical development of social network analysis (SNA) as a formal methodology in the social sciences. It explores key conceptual breakthroughs, early empirical studies, and theoretical underpinnings that established network analysis as a distinct perspective emphasizing relational ties over isolated actors. Understanding this evolution matters because it frames how contemporary social phenomena are modeled through network structures and informs methodological innovations.

Key finding: Jacob Moreno's 1930s sociometry, which graphically mapped individuals' subjective social ties, provided one of the first tangible ways to visualize social structures and explained social order beyond individual traits.... Read more
Key finding: Social network analysis emerged over the last fifty years as an integral nexus of social theory, empirical research, and formal statistical methodology by focusing on relational ties—dyads, triads, and larger systems—as... Read more
Key finding: Drawing on graph theory and computational power developed through the social sciences, archaeology adopted social network analysis to infer past individual and community interactions that were otherwise invisible through... Read more

2. What are the characteristics and implications of social network structures in historical and early modern societal transformations?

This theme examines how network structures have historically influenced social, religious, political, and economic transformations. It considers the embeddedness of individuals and groups within networks that shaped ideologies, power relations, and social order across different societies and times, including early modern Europe, medieval diplomacy, and religious movements. The significance lies in uncovering actionable insights into the mechanisms by which networks facilitate or constrain societal change.

Key finding: By reconstructing historical social networks from qualitative sources, the paper demonstrates how the positions of individuals within emergent social networks influenced ideological diffusion, specifically the rapid rise of... Read more
Key finding: This research elucidates how diplomatic and religious networks in late medieval Portugal functioned as conduits for circulating ideas, texts, and people, fostering integration into broader European political and religious... Read more
Key finding: Contrary to prior optimistic historiographies, this article reveals that early modern scholars conceptualized the Republic of Letters as a militarized arena marked by permanent ideological conflict rather than cooperative... Read more

3. How did early technical and communicative infrastructures prefigure and shape the development of social computing and online social networks?

Research under this theme explores precursor digital infrastructures that facilitated social interaction, collaboration, and communication prior to widespread ARPANET and Internet deployment, establishing the technological and social frameworks underlying today's online social networks (OSNs). Understanding these early systems highlights foundational socio-technical interplay, normative frameworks, and platform features that continue to influence modern social computing environments.

Key finding: The PLATO computing system, developed in the 1960s-70s, was a pioneering digital platform that integrated educational functions with social features such as message boards, real-time chat, collaborative tools, and online... Read more
Key finding: This work advances the understanding of online social networks (OSNs) by discussing access control challenges in multi-party shared data, such as photo sharing and tagging, highlighting the inherent privacy issues arising... Read more
Key finding: By deriving weighted social acquaintance strengths from tweet-retweet interactions rather than relying on binary follower connections, this research uncovers a nuanced connectivity network within the German Twitter sphere.... Read more

All papers in Social Networks (History)

This paper introduces an evolutionary approach to enhance the process of finding central nodes in mobile networks. This can provide essential information and important applications in mobile and social networks. This evolutionary approach... more
This article examines the scientific legacy of the first Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the part they played in the global circulation of botanical knowledge, from their creation in 1817 to their relocation to the West End of Glasgow in... more
¿El turismo es un gran invento? is intended to critically analyse this image and to show that the tourism boom in Franco’s Spain did not bring about only economic changes but also political, cultural, and even ecological challenges.... more
In the late twelfth century, four Chinese stonemasons migrated to Japan from the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo. They participated in the most important contemporary building project in Japan-the reconstruction of the prestigious Tōdaiji... more
Dans le cadre de la la journée d'étude "Attractivités et réseaux de mobilité", les doctorants, post-doctorants et chercheurs sont invités à explorer les dynamiques d'attractivité dans les mobilités individuelles et collectives, de l'Âge... more
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H ace más de dos décadas, en su tesis de doctorado, Car- men Castañeda sostuvo que la red de inscritos en la Universidad reflejaba un amplio radio de influencia cultural de Guadalajara, quizá más viva que la de sus viejas instituciones... more
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Une etude du gouvernement corrompu et decrie du comte de Banos, gouverneur du Nouveau-Mexique de 1660 a 1664. Elle met en lumiere le clientelisme et l'abus de pouvoir qui se mettent en place dans une terre loin de la monarchie espagnole
In this text we analyse the different movements (circulation) that took place between Brazil and the other territories of the Hispanic Monarchy during the first years of the seventeenth century. Although we cannot yet say exactly to what... more
Par le plus grand des hasards j'ai pu prendre connaissance de trois documents qui prouvent les activités maçonniques à Bruges au 18ième siècle.
Publié dans la Revue d'Histoire Diplomatique, 2021 (3), p. 257-272. En 1744, en pleine guerre de Succession d’Autriche, Jean-Baptiste Louis Fournier, négociant en tabac, est envoyé en mission secrète en Angleterre par le marquis... more
I denne artikkelen velger jeg, for enkelthets skyld, å stort sett omtale ham som Alf -selv om det føles i overkant uaerbødig og kameratslig. Jeg var aldri på fornavn med Alf J. Naess da han levde. Alf Julius Naess ble født 24.03.1917. Om... more
Multiplexity occurs in entrepreneurial networks when flows interact within and across relationships. It defines how these networks function and evolve and cannot be examined by studying network structure or flows separately. Despite the... more
Se intenta reconstruir la peripecia vital de un militar catalán, caballero de San Juan, que sirvió con distinción en la guerra de Sucesión española (1701-1714), durante la cual alcanzó la graduación de teniente general con 34 años de... more
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No século XIX, as relações de compadrio instituídas pela Igreja Católica e formalizadas pelo batismo favoreciam a união entre indivíduos e famílias. Além do sentido relacional, os escravos da freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de... more
This article offers a revisionist interpretation of the early modern Republic of Letters by offering a contextual analysis of explicit mentions of the term by scholars across Europe in the period. The current historiography on the... more
Une etude du gouvernement corrompu et decrie du comte de Banos, gouverneur du Nouveau-Mexique de 1660 a 1664. Elle met en lumiere le clientelisme et l'abus de pouvoir qui se mettent en place dans une terre loin de la monarchie espagnole
By the time the firm erected a purpose-built structure in New York in the second decade of the twentieth century, elite art dealers had recognized that the location and design of their premises could be carefully calibrated to achieve... more
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Biocultural collections document human-nature interactions through plant and animal-based artifacts, raw materials, herbarium voucher collections, and varied forms of documentation. They form a valuable resource for biocultural... more
The turn of the century has witnessed enormous developments in Information and Communications Technology. The progress involves not only equipment, but also the means of communication, i.e. the Internet. While in past decades the... more
Análisis de las prácticas de munificencia regia de Isabel la Católica a través de la utilización de Social Network y análisis socio espacial.
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Multiplexity occurs in entrepreneurial networks when flows interact within and across relationships. It defines how these networks function and evolve and cannot be examined by studying network structure or flows separately. Despite the... more
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Sous le régime de Vichy, se mit en place un système de parrainage organisé autour de la figure du maréchal Pétain. Il acceptait de devenir le parrain d'un enfant à condition qu'il soit issu d'une fratrie d'au moins quinze frères et soeurs... more
À Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville À Dieppe, ce samedi 23 juillet 1746 Recevez d'ici, Monsieur, les adieux que je ne vous ai point faits en partant et un tas de remerciements qui ne pourront jamais m'acquitter envers vous. Si vous... more
This text studies the correspondence between the circulatory flows of goods and the business networks established by the Merchants' Guild of Guadalajara. It shows how, in a time of corporate struggles caused by the opposition of the... more
Los trabajos que reúne este libro constituyen aproximaciones metodológicas diversas de experimentados y jóvenes historiadores latinoamericanos y latinoamericanistas europeos, en su intento por comprender las dinámicas de las redes de... more
En este artículo les damos a conocer los expedientes de dos afamados bonaerenses que tomaron asiento en la Real Compañía de Guardias Marianas.
Distribution électronique Cairn.info pour Grand Orient de France. Distribution électronique Cairn.info pour Grand Orient de France. La reproduction ou représentation de cet article, notamment par photocopie, n'est autorisée que dans les... more
La necesidad de modernizar la Armada española se hizo evidente a partir del siglo XVII. Naciones como Francia e Inglaterra habían acometido esta empresa con anterioridad y su superioridad en el mar resultaba al menos preo­cupante para un... more
Pocas figuras castrenses -aun habiendo tanta abundancia de ellas a lo largo del tumultuoso siglo XIX- tienen una hoja de servicios tan dilatada y merito­ria como la de los dos hermanos Van Halen y Sarti (don Juan y don Antonio), el... more
【Abstract】Building from the understanding the power relations are very often the product of retroactive projections, this paper intends to underline how the forms of Athenian collective Memory that supported the city's control of the... more
Paper presented at the IMC 2023: Networks in the session 718 - Networking Religion and Diplomacy in Medieval Portugal, organized by Paulo Catarino Lopes e João Luís Inglês Fontes.
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