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Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy
Content for the week of Monday, February 16, 2026
Tuesday
Assignment Due:
Readings:
- Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. Chapter 10: Centrality and Power
- Healy, K. (2013). Using Metadata to find Paul Revere.
- Centrality measures. Matthew Jackson. From Social and Economic Networks course
- Centrality Eigenvector Measures. Matthew Jackson
- (Optional) Holliday, Audrey, Campbell, & Moore, (2016). Identifying well-connected opinion leaders for informal health promotion
Video lecture:
[18:44]- Slides
Thursday
Class Schedule: