… But other sources of inspiration exist besides network analysis; quite a few studies in
economic sociology have, for exн ample, emerged as a reaction to Williamson's transaction cost-…

… a sociological approach to economic sociology Recent sociological work in the field of
economic sociology … This is the basic building block of network analysis The resource focus is on …

… of network analysis, historical sociology, and, in the sociology of organizations, various
versions of neo-institutionalism. These new initiatives were carried forward by researchers in a …

… tracing the selective engagement of economic geography with network approaches in
economic sociology. The perception of networks in economic geography is mainly informed by the …

… Indeed, some of those whose work I discuss would not even consider themselves to be
network analysts. Nevertheless, as this is the first such attempt in sociology, I offer it faute de …

… As a final note, I need to stress that this book is not intended as an intellectual history of
social network analysis. It is, rather, an exploration of the field from a sociology of science …

… of network analysis and is currently finishing a book on the dynamics of social networks. …
is a further example of how important networks analysis has become for today's economic …

… as a means to lay out core features of a new institutional economic sociology, … economic
life. My aim is to integrate a focus on social relations and institutions into a modern sociological …

… Network analysis is one of the most promising currents in sociological research, and yet it …
network analysis. It also distinguishes between three different (implicit) models in the network …

… economic sociology stem from its interest in network analysis (cf. Granovetter 1985), a focus
on the mechanics of networks … social network analysis to the central theoretical problems of …