Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and
popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere–from the architecture of our brains …

This chapter explains the relevance of relational sociology as a sociology of relations based
on core ideas such as processual thinking, the idea of interdependency, the principle of co …

Die gegenwärtige Soziologie leidet unter einer Reihe bedeutender Einschränkungen: So
fokussiert sie allein die Dimension des Handelns, Kommunizierens, Selektierens und …

This paper offers an overview of relational sociology as developed by and around Harrison
White. Relational sociology provides a substantial account of social networks …

In this paper I present and summarize the theoretical proposals of four leading scholars of
the so-called 'relational sociology'. First of all I try to contextualize its emergence and …

Social relations between actors and symbolic relations between concepts or ideas are
interwoven in discourse. We conceptually distinguish three approaches that construct …

Tie-formation mechanisms like homophily, reciprocity, transitivity, and preferential
attachment operate to varying degrees across contexts. Romantic ties tend to be …

Harrison White hat seine theoretische Fundierung der Netzwerkforschung vor dem
Hintergrund von deren empirisch reichhaltigen Methoden und Ergebnissen entwickelt. Alle …

How can we detect and analyze network ties in non-reactive communication data? Previous
network research mostly relies on the mere occurrence of events between actors (eg, e …

This article elaborates the relational ontology in an ethnographic study. The aim is to seek
relational construction of preschool practice and how children's positions are constructed in …