Revised Introduction to social network methods

Introduction to Social Network Methods: Table of Contents

Prof Hanneman recently posted to SOCNET about the update on this extensive introduction to social network methods. The entire book is available online and is freely useable and redistributable.

It is an introductory text but a great addition to the resources available online.

From MeshForum's perspective it would be useful to look at this introduction and see what techniques or approaches from disciplines other than Social Network Analysis might be usefully added to this overview to extend the scope to a larger set of networks.

Rand Corporation - Networks and Netwars

Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy

Summary:
The fight for the future is not between the armies of leading states, nor are its weapons those of traditional armed forces. Rather, the combatants come from bomb-making terrorist groups like Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, or drug smuggling cartels like those in Colombia and Mexico. On the positive side are civil-society activists fighting for the environment, democracy and human rights. What all have in common is that they operate in small, dispersed units that can deploy anywhere, anytime to penetrate and disrupt. They all feature network forms of organization, doctrine, strategy, and technology attuned to the information age. And, from the Intifadah to the drug war, they are proving very hard to beat.

Annotated bibliography of Social Network Analysis

From Bruce Hoppe and Patti Anklam posted to Connectedness an "Annotated Bibliography of Social Network Analysis for Business".

This is a great resource for anyone interested in MeshForum. Many of the participants at MeshForum 2005 are represented in this list either directly (as in the case of Ross Dawson) or indirectly by way of research partners and associations (Dr. Almaas who works in Dr. Barabasi's lab; Noshir Contractor who has worked with Dr. Wasserman among others etc.)

It is notable, however for lacking some branches of networks research, such as Dr. Nagurney's work on network economics, supernetworks, transportation networks, and the like or indeed much of the large body of engineering research into networks of many types.

Still with that caveat, a fantastic resource and a good starting point for anyone interested in Networks.

Stephen Wolfram: A New Kind of Science | Online

Stephen Wolfram: A New Kind of Science | Online