W3233 -- Networks and Complexity in Social Systems (Collective Dynamics Group ISERP -- Columbia University) Course Syllabus

The Networks and Complexity in Social Systems course commences with an overview of the nascent field of complex networks, dividing it into three related but distinct strands: Statistical description of large scale networks, viewed as static objects; the dynamic evolution of networks, where now the structure of the network is understood in terms of a growth process; and dynamical processes that take place on fixed networks; that is, "networked dynamical systems". (A fourth area of potential research ties all the previous three strands together under the rubric of co-evolution of networks and dynamics, but very little research has been done in this vein and so it is omitted.) The remainder of the course treats each of the three strands in greater detail, introducing technical knowledge as required, summarizing the research papers that have introduced the principal ideas, and pointing out directions for future development. With regard to networked dynamical systems, the course treats in detail the more specific topic of information propagation in networks, in part because this topic is of great relevance to social science, and in part because it has received the most attention in the literature to date.

Social Networks and Small World phenomena

Social Networking tools like Facebook yield recognisable small world phenomena, that is particular kinds of social graphs that facilitate particular kinds of interaction and information exchange.

Networks 3: Social Structures

A brief look at the post-industrial, network society, freed from manual labour and liberated from place.

Social Networks and Actors

A discussion about Actor Network Theory

Graph Theory and Social Networks Tutorial

For COMP60

On social networks and game theory, some research problems

Seminar given as part of social networking course, to give a brief overview of some applied examples game theory used in social network simulation

CIP Online Social Networks: week 5 - social capital

Lecture slides for the Curriculum Innovation module Online Social Networks on the topic of social capital.