International Network for Social Network Analysis

History

INSNA was founded in 1977 by Barry Wellman, a sociologist. A key function of the organization was to provide a sense of identity for a set of researchers who were widely dispersed geographically and across scientific disciplines.

Shortly after INSNA was founded, Linton C. Freeman founded the association's flagship journal, Social Networks, in 1978.

Early meetings were invitation-only, but in 1980 H. Russell Bernard and Alvin Wolfe inaugurated the series of annual "Sunbelt" meetings open to all.

A full chronology of INSNA leadership is as follows:

As of 2018, INSNA has approximately 1,000 active members, while the SOCNET listserv has about 3700 subscribers.

As well as publishing a triannual journal Connections on the subject, INSNA also:

• Runs SOCNET, a listserv mailing-list for the subject.
• Hosts the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference annually.
• Facilitates regional and specialized conferences.
• Publishes a quarterly journal, Social Networks.
• Publishes the online Journal of Social Structure, irregular periodicity.
• Provides links to researchers around the world.
• Provides raw data.

References

References

1. (2022). "The SAGE Encyclopedia of Research Design". Sage Publications.
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3. [http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman/vita/index.html Barry Wellman] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-05-02 biography: ''Netlab'' at the [[University of Toronto]] website.)
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5. (2004). "The Development of Social Network Analysis". Empirical Press.
6. "INSNA: SOCNET".
7. "UFL LISTSERV Archives".
8. Annual [http://www.insna.org/INSNA/sunbelt_inf.html International Sunbelt Social Network Conference] {{webarchive. link. (2007-05-22 : [[INSNA]] website.)
9. [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505596/description#description Social Networks], quarterly journal.
10. [http://www.cmu.edu/joss/ Journal of Social Structure], online journal, irregular periodicity.