COALESCE Lab
@coalescelab.bsky.social
Laboratory for the Computational Analysis of Egonetworks, Social Cohesion, and Exclusion at UAB Barcelona. We conduct mixed-methods research on personal networks, migration, cohesion, exclusion, and polarization: http://coalesce-lab.com/en.
⏳ Only two weeks left to apply! 📣 Call for Proposals | PATCHWORK Final Conference & Data Workshop Deadline: June 15, 2026 Barcelona, Feb 24–26, 2027 Use cross-national network data (N=6,000) + get funding & early access patchwork-erc.eu/en/16/call-f... #SocialNetworks #SNA #Sociology #SocNet
Call for Proposals: Early data access and conference
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From May 26th to 30th, we had the pleasure of @jimiadams.bsky.social visiting, Professor of Sociology at the @sc.edu. His research addresses how networks constrain or promote the diffusion of information and/or diseases through populations, and he is also active in the area of network methodologies.
Very nice to see this book chapter on "7: Gender dynamics in international migration and social networks" with @carrasco-jig.bsky.social and @athinaanas.bsky.social and edited by Başak Bilecen and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Preprint: dx.doi.org/10.4054/MPID...
👉 The Handbook on International Migration and Social Networks, edited by Basak Bilecen & @mirandalubbers.bsky.social has been published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. OA chapters and all abstracts can be accessed via www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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Miranda Lubbers@mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur Handbook of International Migration and Social Networks was published today @elgarpublishing.bsky.social 🍾🎉! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...
📢We invite original research using the cross-national PATCHWORK survey (N=6000) on core & fabulous acquaintances networks & ideational cohesion. Pre-public release access to data+funded presentation at conference in Barcelona, w. Prof. Mario Small 👉 bit.ly/4t4HdnN #OpenData #ERC #NetSci #Sociology
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Intro to our Special Issue on #NetworkScaleUpMethod & #AggregatedRelationalData, w. Beate Völker & @mbojan.bsky.social: we reviewed 300 studies (full list available), mapped how the field evolved, summarized survey practice & proposed a reporting checklist & a cool new graph on biases bit.ly/4czhEoz
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Open online seminar on Innovating Ego-Network Research with Interactive Visual Tools Presenters: @nuriatargarona.bsky.social, Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1360... When: 20 March Organisers: EMCRs of SN & BSA-SNAG Registration: ethz.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Presenting this Friday (tomorrow!) at the University of Turin on how the socioeconomic composition of our social environments shapes attitudes towards inequality. Join online. 📅 Feb 27 | 14:00–16:00 CET 💻 unito.webex.com/meet/cristina.solera #SocialNetworks #Inequality #Sociology #SocNet
Three of our lab members will be organising a session on weak ties and social cohesion at #EUSN2026. Apply by March 1st! #SocNet
Gonzalo Franetovic@gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social · 5mo agoInterested in the social causes and consequences of interpersonal relationships and acquaintances? Submit to "Networks of Weak Ties and Social Cohesion" session at EUSN2026, co-organized with @mbojan.bsky.social and @pschuler.bsky.social Apply by 1 March liu.se/en/event/eus...
Two of our lab members will be organising a session on mixed methods at #EUSN2026. Apply by March 1st! #SocNet
Nuria Targarona Rifa@nuriatargarona.bsky.social · 5mo agoAre you a social network researcher using mixed methods? We invite you to contribute to the "Mixed Methods for Social Network Analysis" session at EUSN2026, co-organised with @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social & @mirandalubbers.bsky.social Apply by 1 March liu.se/en/event/eus... See you in Sweden!
Employing methods developed in the PATCHWORK project (patchwork-erc.eu) at @coalescelab.bsky.social , we ask, among other things, whether groups such as migrants or unemployed tend to occupy peripheral positions in social networks. 🧵4/4
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Contributions come from research projects that were incubated during the BIGSSS2022 summer school (wedsss.janlo.de/schools-2018...). Inside the book you will find agent-based models, computational text analysis, studies of social media and parliamentary speeches, network analysis, and more! 🧵2/4
Social Cohesion 2022 @ Groningen - Schools in Computational Social Science and Data Science
The BIGSSS-CSS Summer School on social cohesion takes place on July 4 - 15, 2022 at the Department of Sociology of the University of Groningen (Netherlands). (The school was planned for 2020 but has b...
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Among the chapters in the book is a study into network-scientific aspects of social cohesion. Together with Alla Loseva, @pschuler.bsky.social , Susanne Böller, and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social investigate the structure societal-level social networks. 🧵3/4
Today Springer published an Open Access book edited by @janlo.de , Marijn Keijzer and myself covering a diverse range of Computational Social Science approaches to questions about social cohesion and polarization. Come and get it at link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 🧵1/4
Computational Social Science of Social Cohesion and Polarization
This open access book explores the decay of social cohesion in democratic societies through the lens of Computational Social Science (CSS)
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I will be presenting at an open online seminar hosted by TripleS (Maastricht University) on March 12th (16:00-17:00 CET). Title: Social Categories and Boundary-Making: Exploring the Potential of Interactive Visual Tools to Study Boundary Work in Relationally-Oriented Semi-Structured Interviewing
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Interested in people's acquaintances, their determinants and consequences for social cohesion, integration or inequality? Submit to "Networks of Weak Ties and Social Cohesion" session at EUSN2026, co-organized with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy and @pschuler.bsky.social liu.se/en/event/eus...
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), Linköping University. The...
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📢 Three of our lab members, @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social, @pschuler.bsky.social and @mbojan.bsky.social organize the session "networks of weak ties and social cohesion" at the EUSN 2026, come and participate!
Gonzalo Franetovic@gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social · 6mo agoInterested in people's acquaintances, their determinants and consequences for social cohesion, integration or inequality? Submit to "Networks of Weak Ties and Social Cohesion" session at EUSN2026, co-organized with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy and @pschuler.bsky.social liu.se/en/event/eus...
We are happy to welcome Alice Ferro at @coalescelab.bsky.social for a 3-month visit. Alice is a PhD student in Political Science & Sociology at the Centre on Social Movement Studies of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, and a dedicated social networks & social movements scholar. Welcome Alice!
Don´t miss Louise Ryan's seminar this Thursday! (online or in person) Organized by the INMIX research group (@danrodriguezgarcia.bsky.social) and the COALESCE Lab (@nuriatargarona.bsky.social and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social)
Miranda Lubbers@mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 8mo ago📣 This Thursday (Nov 27), 3 PM CET, at UAB Barcelona & online, Professor Louise Ryan will give the seminar "'I cannot live without friends': using longitudinal, qualitative social network analysis to understand how refugees forge new relationships in new places". Everyone's welcome! 👨🦱👩🦰🧔👩🦱👵👳👱♀️👨🦰🧕👱♂️🎅 👇
Nos complace anunciar la próxima reunión de la Sociedad Española de Sistemas Complejos 🗓️ 21-23 enero 2026 |📍Sevilla ✏️Manda tu contribución hasta el 30 Oct 2025 🌐 Info: cs3.es/conference-2... ¡Esperamos veros a todos en Sevilla!
New paper in Sociological Methodology with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy, @alexciordia.bsky.social, & @nuriatargarona.bsky.social about the measurement properties of aggregated relational data (responses to "how many people do you know who..?") and NSUM estimates: doi.org/10.1177/0081...
I gave a webinar from this work with the International Social Capital Association, available here - www.intsocialcapital.org/event/toward...
Toward a Unified Conceptualization of Social Capital - International Social Capital Association (ISCA)
Social capital is among the most broadly used concepts in social science. Despite its shared understanding as beneficial resources available from the connections between people, authors vary widely in...
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I hope @ageinves.bsky.social will at some time abolish the limiting research team-work team separation. European grants are 10-20x bigger and they work well without it. And the 100-50% rule. Imagine what collaborations would be possible if research groups don’t have to hoard their time.
New pre-print out! 🤩 Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social). A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
SocArXivBot@socarxivbot.bsky.social · 9mo agoNot All Political Topics Are Created Equal: How Issue Polarization Shapes Partner Selection in Informal Political Discussion: https://osf.io/zauq4
📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️ @teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat See U there! ✨
📣 New special issue in the Journal of Economic Inequality on inequality perceptions and fairness judgments: This collection of papers focuses on the core issues of individual and social preferences in the field of inequality. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/CWl4ADl
Measuring distributional preferences: opportunities and challenges - The Journal of Economic Inequality
This article introduces, and puts in context, the fourteen papers in the special issue, "Inequality perceptions and fairness judgments."
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We are very excited to share the launch of a special issue in Global Food Security! 👉 Understanding Food Insecurity in High-Income Countries: New Theoretical Approaches, Multidimensional Perspectives, and Innovative Practices and Policy Responses Read more and find the link below🔽
Congratulations to @nuriatargarona.bsky.social (COALESCE Lab), Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social (@erc-foodcharities.bsky.social / @sns.it) for their ⭐new article⭐ in @socresonline.bsky.social, discussing two visual tools to inductively explore social boundary making in relationships! #socsky
Nuria Targarona Rifa@nuriatargarona.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur methodological open-access article (co-authors: Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social), presenting new interactive visual tools to inductively explore social categorisation and boundary-making processes within personal networks, is out in Sociological Research Online doi.org/10.1177/1360...
Very glad to join the COALESCE Lab at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona! I’ll be working as a postdoc researcher on the PATCHWORK project, studying social cohesion and exclusion through computational and network-based approaches. Many thanks to @coalescelab.bsky.social for the warm welcome :)
COALESCE Lab@coalescelab.bsky.social · 10mo agoWe are delighted to welcome not one, not two, but three fantastic new members to the COALESCE Lab: @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social (r), @pschuler.bsky.social (l) and Chen Wang (m)! 🥂 coalesce-lab.com/en/news/40/w...
📢Just published! Yunsub Lee (COALESCE Lab) & Xinwei Xu (@socialnetworkslab.bsky.social) show how incorporating more realistic network features dramatically alters Axelrod’s cultural dynamics model, in their new article in Social Networks: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NetSci #SocialNetworks
Use of aggregated relational data in agent-based modeling
Aggregated relational data (ARD) provides valuable information for inferring structural features of personal social networks at scale. Following recen…
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