The emergence of Big Data is both promising and challenging for social research. This
article suggests that realising this promise has been restricted by the methods applied in …

• Part 3 provides suggestions to help readers maximise the potential of their analyses as
they seek to develop coherent outcomes that achieve the goals of their research. Links to …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS for EGO-NETS Page 3 SAGE was
founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune to support the dissemination of usable knowledge by …

Mixed Methods Research: A Guide to the Field by Vicki L. Plano Clark and Nataliya V.
Ivankova is a practical book that introduces a unique socio-ecological framework for …

Within migration studies literature there is a tendency to assume that migrants have ready
access to kin and friendship networks which facilitate the migration and settling processes …

A quantitative approach to social network analysis involves the application of mathematical
and statistical techniques and graphical presentation of results. Nonetheless—as with all …

Focusing on migrant social networks, this paper draws upon the sociology of time to
incorporate complex notions of temporality into the research process. In so doing, we …

Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work endeavours to provide a one-stop reference
point for all the deliberations, decisions and practices that are entailed in qualitative …

The paper targets the nexus between corruption and money laundering. Scholars and
practitioners recently observed how offshore financial centers and financial infrastructures …

How do we interact with people in our everyday life? Who are the people we are connected
to? What are the consequences of overlapping social circles and how people deal with the …