Past events
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series
15:00 - 16:30 7 October 2026
Jana Diesner Technical University of Munich What we know and wrongly assume about the how and why of link formation in collaboration networks Large-scale bibliometric analyses allow us to validate classic theories of link formation in contemporary settings. I show how measurement choices can lead to...
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Online Course in Social Network Analysis (Mitchell Centre)
2 October - 11 December 2026
The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis at the University of Manchester is excited to introduce a new semester-long online course called the Mitchell Autumn School on Social Network Analysis, taught by the centre’s 8 academic members. Unlike short workshops, this semester-long format provides...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series
15:00 - 16:30 30 September 2026
Balazs Vedres Central European University Network tension and collaborative creativity
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Yannan He University of Manchester. Effects of Classroom Parental Networks on Students’ Academic Performance.
15:00 - 16:30 29 April 2026
Abstract: As suggested by social capital theories, parents could obtain resources from network ties that benefit themselves and their children. Parental networks are of particular importance. Coleman’s influential conjecture of intergenerational closure suggests that students whose parents know parents...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series, Eleanor Power London School of Economics The Dynamics of Social and Economic Inequality in Cross-Cultural Perspective: the ENDOW and Rep2SI Projects
15:00 - 16:30 22 April 2026
Understanding the drivers and dynamics of social and economic inequality is of core interest to social scientists, policy makers, and the public. I will introduce two projects that are part of an effort to bring new empirical data to facilitate that understanding. The ENDOW project (for Economic Networks...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Andrew Parker University of Durham. It’s Not Me, It’s You: The Effect of Alter’s Brokerage Orientations on an Individual’s Leader Identity
16:00 - 17:30 25 March 2026
Understanding how individuals come to see themselves as leaders is critical for organizations. While prior research has primarily focused on individual characteristics and experiences as drivers of leader identity construction, the relational antecedents through which leader identity is shaped remain...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Pietro Casari Scuola Normale Superiore Italy. Events, Networks, and Collective Action Processes
16:00 - 17:30 18 March 2026
The recent interest in events as an object of study has been accompanied by numerous attempts to develop a conceptual framework for their interpretation. I argue that adopting a processual-relational approach, both ontologically and epistemologically, can better frame the constitutive role of events...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Zsofia Boda University of Essex. Upward Network Influence and Intergenerational Integration in German Schools
16:00 - 17:30 11 March 2026
Social scientists consistently document ethnic segregation in social networks, demonstrating its association with inequalities in social capital, or the ability to activate relationships to facilitate actions and achieve desired ends. Existing research finds ethnic social network segregation among pupils...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Shan Shi University of Manchester. Embedded Regional Origins: A Longitudinal Mapping of Collaboration Networks in China’s Music Industry (BADHEAD, 1999–2023)
16:00 - 17:30 4 March 2026
Abstract: This study examines the formation of collaborative networks in China’s music industry through BADHEAD, a sub-label of Modern Sky, one of the leading music companies headquartered in Beijing. The analysis focuses on two periods, 1999–2008 and 2015–2023. It investigates how participants’...
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Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Bruce Cronin University of Greenwich, .THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL FDI EMBEDDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16:00 - 17:30 25 February 2026
This study examines how structural characteristics of countries’ local inward and outward FDI networks influence economic development across different stages of development. Drawing from IMF Counterparty Direct Investment Statistics data 2009-2024, I apply an MRQAP time-fixed effects model to a set...
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