Centrality and Power

Readings

• Borgatti, S.P. and Everett, M.G. 2006. A graph-theoretic perspective on centrality. [pdf]

• Borgatti, S.P. 2005. Centrality and network flow. Social Networks. 27(1): 55-71. [pdf]

• ASN, chap 10 Centrality

Slides

• Centrality 2015.pdf

Exercises & Tutorials

• Centrality tutorial [doc]

• Centrality exercise

Supplementary Readings (optional)

• Freeman, L. C. (1979.) Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification. Social Networks, 1 pp. 215-239. [pdf]

• Bonacich, P. 1987. "Power and Centrality: A Family of Measures." American Journal of Sociology 92:1170-1182. [^pdf]

• Markovsky, B., Willer, D. and Patton, T. 1988. Power relations in exchange networks. American Sociological Review 53: 220-236.[^pdf]

• Smith, J, Halgin, D, Kidwell, V, Labianca, G, Brass, D, Borgatti, SP. 2014. Power in politically charged networks. Social Networks 36:162– 176 [pdf] [pub]