Are you struggling to design your social network research? Are you looking for a book that covers more than social network analysis? If so, this is the book for you! With straightforward guidance on research design and data collection, as well as social network analysis, “Doing Social Network Research: Network-based Research Design for Social Scientists” takes you start to finish through the whole process of doing network research. Open the book and you’ll find practical, ‘how-to’ advice and worked examples relevant to PhD students and researchers from across the social and behavioural sciences.

The book covers:

• Fundamental network concepts and theories
• Research questions and study design
• Social systems and data structures