EUSN Conference 2026

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8th European Conference on Social Networks #EUSN2026 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden https://liu.se/en/event/eusn-2026

#EUSN2026 keeps on going! Today’s political networks session covered everything from Gendered Network Structure in Nigeria to Protest Coalitions in Poland. Meanwhile, the Global Perspectives on Personal Networks session discussed personal networks as bonding safety nets and cultural signatures

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Yesterday’s conference dinner at a former power plant -- Värmekyrkan was a total blast Anna Sotkasiira Wik, Chairman of the Municipal Council, gave a lovely opening speech welcoming all #EUSN2026 participants to Norrköping. The night continued with an afterparty and live music at Harrys, but no 📷

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Do cities reshape social networks and religious participation? Is homophily really enough to explain friendship choices? And how crucial are triadic closures for support networks? I genuinely don't know, so if anyone is at the #EUSN2026 evening sessions, please tell me!

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The first keynote at #EUSN2026 right now from Andreas Flache He's presenting "From Actors to Networks and Back," with strategies to connect theoretical ABMs to empirical data, with many examples from polarization research and diffusion in networks across simulations, experiments, and field data.

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Károly Takács just kicked off #EUSN2026 with some awesome opening remarks He linked together the history of Norrköping, the city's nicknames, and a locally built airplane, connecting it all back to the 8th European Conference on Social Networks. We are officially underway!

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