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Social Network Analysis (SNA) originated from the social sciences work of Simmel and Durkheim who provided its theoretical grounding. More formally, SNA emerged in the 1930s under the name “sociometry,” developed by Jacob Moreno. He described sociometry as an application of methods that inquired into the evolution and organization of groups and the position of individuals within them (Moreno, Who shall survive? Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1934).

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    Keith D. Walker

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    Keith D. Walker

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Walker, K.D. (2023). Social Network Analysis. In: Okoko, J.M., Tunison, S., Walker, K.D. (eds) Varieties of Qualitative Research Methods. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04394-9_69

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