@politicalnetworks
Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA). We promote intellectual exchange among scholars regarding the theoretical, methodological, and substantive aspects of political networks. https://connect.apsanet.org/s41/
Join us for the PolNet Online Colloquium, Mon 16 Feb at 11am ET for Jiwon Kim's paper, “Does Issue Domain Matter? A Reassessment of Interstate Shaming at the UN Human Rights Council.” Discussants: [Bsky: Yooneui Kim & @movadek.bsky.social]. Sign up at uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The APSA Political Networks Section is now accepting nominations for its 2026 section awards, including the John Sprague Award, Best Conference Paper Award, and Political Ties Award!
Nominations (including self-nominations) are due April 4, 2026.
Submit here: forms.gle/cDC8Z3pdS6bm...
2026 Political Networks Conference: 4-7 August 2026 at the University of Manchester. Save the date! More info will be released in early spring. #SNA #polinetworks #polnet #polisky #networkanalysis #politicalnetworks #politicalnets #policynetworks #complexsystems #netsci #polmeth #polisci
📢 Call for Papers!
We're pleased to share an opportunity to contribute to the Network Science Special Collection, “Political Networks: New Trends & Directions."
👉Deadline: October 15, 2025
👉 Submission site: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nws
👉More info: tinyurl.com/32t4rn84
CfP: PolNet is thrilled to invite proposals to the Political Networks Online Colloquium! 1-hour talks held monthly (2025-26), coordinated by @marinagduque and
@pie_try_ka
Submission form:
sites.google.com/view/confpol...
Poster/paper presenter tips & logistics in thread👇
See you in Boston!
🚨 The #PolNetPaCSS 2025 program is live! Join us Aug 11–14 at Harvard & Northeastern for workshops + cutting-edge research on political networks & comp soc sci.
📄 Program: tinyurl.com/5n8dwjaj
📝 RSVP for mentoring + meetups: forms.gle/iurRZFVk9S9A...
📢 CFP: Political Networks: New Trends and Directions
A call for a special collection of articles on how #network #analysis can illuminate fundamental questions across #politicalscience.
ℹ️ Info: bit.ly/45YXMtt
🗓️ 15 Oct 2025
Collaboration with #PolNet-PaCSS2025
Mitchell Centre M Summer School on Network Analysis for Social Sciences here at Manchester in September 2025. Register until 14 July here: www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/mitchell-cen.... We have introductory, R-based, and statistical network analysis courses. #sna #NetworkAnalysis #socsky
Mitchell Centre Summer School on social network analysis: registration deadline extended until 14 July 2025. We have both basic and advanced courses. #sna #polisky #NetworkAnalysis #SummerSchool #netsci @socialstats.bsky.social @mitchellsna.bsky.social
Honorable mention to Mariana Giusti-Rodríguez for her work on Indigenous party-building in Bolivia, published in @apsrjournal.bsky.social
Congratulations to Noah L. Nathan @nlnathan.bsky.social for winning the Political Ties Award for "Do Grids Demobilize? How Street Networks, Social Networks, and Political Networks Intersect," published in @ajpseditor.bsky.social
🏆 Congratulations to Charlie Carter for winning the 2025 John Sprague Award for "The Co-Evolution of Conflict Aid and Terrorism Rhetoric"!
Honorable mention to Haoming Xiong for his paper on the US-China 5G competition.
🏆 Congratulations to Weidong Zhang for winning the 2025 Best Conference Paper Award for "The Importance of Money and Connections: Explaining International Status from UNGA Draft Sponsorship Networks," published in International Interactions @weidong.bsky.social
📚 Announcing the 2025 PolNet Best Book Award winners!
🏆 Winner: "The Patriarchal Political Order" by Soledad Artiz Prillaman
Honorable Mention for Pedagogy: "Designing Empirical Networks Research" by Jennifer M. Larson
Congratulations!
🌟 We are pleased to recognize David Lazer (@davidlazer.bsky.social) as the recipient of the 2025 Career Achievement Award!
A foundational figure who co-founded the Political Networks Section and established network science as a core approach to political inquiry!
Friendly reminder! #APSAPolNetworks award nomination deadlines approaching:
Four awards due April 4: John Sprague, Best Conference Paper, Political Ties & Career Achievement
Best Book Award due April 11 Don't miss your chance to nominate! Details: apsanet.org/section41
Join us for the PolNet Online Colloquium, Thur, Apr 17 at 12pm ET for Elizabeth K. Parker-Magyar's paper,
"Workplace Networks and Civil Society Organizations in Autocracies: Evidence from Jordan"
Discussants: Consuelo Amat and Jenn Larson
Sign up for Zoom link & paper: t.ly/F6Ll1
Registration is now open for #PolNet-PaCSS2025 (Aug 11-14 @Harvard @Northeastern)! sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Submit your 300-word abstract by 4/4 on #PoliticalNetworks & #CompSocialScience. Grad students: considered for a $200 award. Link: forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i...
Deadline for fully funded PhD at Manchester extended to 14/4. Start date 1 Sep 2025. Pls repost. The degree can be in any relevant discipline incl soc sci, soc stats, law, comp sci. The project can focus more on discourse #NetworkAnalysis or more on #TextAnalysis, tbd. #datascience #NetworkScience
Join @smotus.bsky.social , @aesokhey.bsky.social, @jenvictor.bsky.social, and me for a celebration of Dr. Scott McClurg's impact on the field and mentorship. Friday, April 4, 11:40-1:10, @mpsa.bsky.social.
Workshop speakers are confirmed for #PolNet-PaCSS2025 (Aug 11-14 @Harvard @Northeastern)! sites.google.com/view/confpol.... Submit your 300-word abstract by 3/28 on #PoliticalNetworks & #CompSocialScience. Grad students: considered for a $200 award. Link: forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i...
I'd like to hire a #postdoc to collect/analyse #environmental #policy #network data. The 2y post is part of a £3mio project on #resilience in #CoastalCommunities & based at the Univ of Essex and co-supervised by Gina Reinhardt. Info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLZ772/a... #SNA #NetworkAnalysis #PublicPolicy
forms.gle/xkwqFtocub4i... (Grad students eligible for a $200 fellowship).
Join us for the 2025 Political Networks & Computational Social Science Conference (sites.google.com/view/confpol...), Aug 11-14 at Harvard & Northeastern, with Duncan Watts delivering the keynote. Workshops: Aug 11-12; panels: Aug 13-14. Submit by March 28:
Save the date! PolNet & PaCSS 2025 are joining forces at Harvard and Northeastern on August 11–14, 2025—workshops on Aug 11–12, conference on Aug 13–14. Stay tuned for details on CFP, registration, and more. See you at #PolNetPaCSS2025!
The Sunbelt Social Networks Conference (Paris, June 25-29, 2025) has panels on "Elite networks", "Network approaches to political dynamics" and more. Perhaps of interest to political networks researchers. Abstract deadline February 20, 2025. sunbelt2025.org
Designing Empirical Social Networks Research by Jennifer M. Larson
An introduction to the study of social networks, with a focus on theory-building to guide empirical research design.
New in the Methods for Social Inquiry series #ResearchMethods
📚 cup.org/3VDut9L
Simon #Fellowship, for 3yr #postdoc #SocialScience #research at the U of Manchester. Deadline 7 Mar 2025. I'd love for one of these to be hosted by our Dept of Social #Statistics or Mitchell Centre for Social #Network Analysis. www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun... #SNA #NetworkScience
We are searching for a new senior Program Manager for the cutting edge Network Science doctoral program @northeasternu.bsky.social! Come join us.
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...