***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Yes, I agree. Loet > -----Original Message----- > From: Social Networks Discussion Forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Garry Robins > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:48 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: FW: Networks and conformity > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > " It seems to me that we all agree that SNA is a strong tool > for the analysis of structure in data, but that the dynamics > ("change") require additional methodologies. The best one can > do with SNA is comparative statics." > > I don't think this is so. There are continuous time models > for network dynamics. They include the work that Tom Snijders > and his group have been doing so ingeniously for the better > part of a decade. > > > Garry > > > Dr Garry Robins > Associate Professor and Reader > Department of Psychology > School of Behavioural Science > University of Melbourne > Victoria 3010 > Australia > > Tel: 61 3 8344 4912 > Fax: 61 3 9347 6618 > Web: www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/RobinsG.html > Melnet website: http://www.sna.unimelb.edu.au/ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Social Networks Discussion Forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Loet Leydesdorff > Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2007 9:43 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Networks and conformity > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > Dear Emanuela, Ryan, and colleagues, > > It seems to me that we all agree that SNA is a strong tool > for the analysis > of structure in data, but that the dynamics ("change") > require additional > methodologies. The best one can do with SNA is comparative statics. > > The jump to a cultural narrative as the only alternative is > too quickly made > for me. The cultural narrative focuses on the cases which > happened to occur, > but not on what might have occurred, i.e., the statistics of the > development. I suggest that we need a calculus for this and > information > theory provides us with this apparatus: > > The Static and Dynamic Analysis of Network Data Using > Information Theory, > Social Networks 13 (1991) 301-345; at > http://users.fmg.uva.nl/lleydesdorff/SoNetworks91/SoNetworks91.pdf > > Of course, one also needs substantive theories for the > specification of the > mechanisms. Cultural studies can be very helpful from this > perspective. > > With best wishes, > > > Loet > > ________________________________ > > Loet Leydesdorff > Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) > Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam > Tel.: +31-20- 525 6598; fax: +31-20- 525 3681 > [log in to unmask] ; http://www.leydesdorff.net/ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send > an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line > UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send > an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line > UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.