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A Behavioral Micro-foundation for Cross-sectional Network Models
Carter T. Butts, Alexander Murray-Watters
Models for cross-sectional network data have become increasingly well-developed in recent decades, and are widely used. This has led to a growing interest in the connection between…
The Decay of Impact with Network Distance in Linear Diffusion Processes
Alexander Murray-Watters, Cheng Wang, John R. Hipp +2
Many processes related to status, power, and influence within social networks have been modeled using forced linear diffusion models; examples include the highly successful Friedki…
Transition State Theory for Network Dynamics
Carter T. Butts
Many classic questions of structural theory concern discrete changes, such as the formation or dissolution of groups, role turnover, or faction realignment. Here, we consider a bas…
A Perturbative Solution to the Linear Influence/Network Autocorrelation Model Under Network Dynamics
Carter T. Butts
Known by many names and arising in many settings, the forced linear diffusion model is central to the modeling of power and influence within social networks (while also serving as…
Common Ground In Crisis: Causal Narrative Networks of Public Official Communications During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sabrina Mai, Scott Leo Renshaw, Jeannette Sutton +1
This study investigates the use of causal narratives in public social media communications by U.S. public agencies over the first fifteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic. We extrac…
Calling The Dead: Resilience In The WTC Communication Networks
Selena M. Livas, Scott Leo Renshaw, Carter T. Butts
Organizations in emergency settings must cope with various sources of disruption, most notably personnel loss. Death, incapacitation, or isolation of individuals within an organiza…