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@coalescelab.bsky.social
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Laboratory for the Computational Analysis of Egonetworks, Social Cohesion, and Exclusion at UAB Barcelona. We conduct mixed-methods research on personal networks, migration, cohesion, exclusion, and polarization: coalesce-lab.com/en.

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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Aquest divendres, ens podreu trobar a la Nit Europea de la Recerca a la @uab.cat, des de les 17:00 h a la paradeta 12, on els assistents podran conèixer més sobre les seves xarxes a través d’activitats lúdiques per a totes les edats! També hi haurà materials informatius in situ per als interessats.
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Friday, you can find us at the European Researchers' Night at @uab.cat, from 17:00 h at booth 12, where participants can get to know more about their networks through some fun activities for all ages! Informative materials will also be available on the spot for those curious.
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
⏳ Only two weeks left to apply! 📣 Call for Proposals | PATCHWORK Final Conference & Data Workshop Deadline: June 15, 2026 Barcelona, Feb 24–26, 2027 Use cross-national network data (N=6,000) + get funding & early access patchwork-erc.eu/en/16/call-f... #SocialNetworks #SNA #Sociology #SocNet
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
From May 26th to 30th, we had the pleasure of @jimiadams.bsky.social visiting, Professor of Sociology at the @sc.edu. His research addresses how networks constrain or promote the diffusion of information and/or diseases through populations, and he is also active in the area of network methodologies.
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Aliakbar Akbaritabar @akbaritabar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Very nice to see this book chapter on "7: Gender dynamics in international migration and social networks" with @carrasco-jig.bsky.social and @athinaanas.bsky.social and edited by Başak Bilecen and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Preprint: dx.doi.org/10.4054/MPID...
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
👉 The Handbook on International Migration and Social Networks, edited by Basak Bilecen & @mirandalubbers.bsky.social has been published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. OA chapters and all abstracts can be accessed via www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📢We invite original research using the cross-national PATCHWORK survey (N=6000) on core & fabulous acquaintances networks & ideational cohesion. Pre-public release access to data+funded presentation at conference in Barcelona, w. Prof. Mario Small 👉 bit.ly/4t4HdnN #OpenData #ERC #NetSci #Sociology
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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Intro to our Special Issue on #NetworkScaleUpMethod & #AggregatedRelationalData, w. Beate Völker & @mbojan.bsky.social: we reviewed 300 studies (full list available), mapped how the field evolved, summarized survey practice & proposed a reporting checklist & a cool new graph on biases bit.ly/4czhEoz
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Nuria Targarona Rifa @nuriatargarona.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Open online seminar on Innovating Ego-Network Research with Interactive Visual Tools Presenters: @nuriatargarona.bsky.social, Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1360... When: 20 March Organisers: EMCRs of SN & BSA-SNAG Registration: ethz.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Gonzalo Franetovic @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Presenting this Friday (tomorrow!) at the University of Turin on how the socioeconomic composition of our social environments shapes attitudes towards inequality. Join online. 📅 Feb 27 | 14:00–16:00 CET 💻 unito.webex.com/meet/cristina.solera #SocialNetworks #Inequality #Sociology #SocNet
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Three of our lab members will be organising a session on weak ties and social cohesion at #EUSN2026. Apply by March 1st! #SocNet
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Two of our lab members will be organising a session on mixed methods at #EUSN2026. Apply by March 1st! #SocNet
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Michał Bojanowski @mbojan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Employing methods developed in the PATCHWORK project (patchwork-erc.eu) at @coalescelab.bsky.social , we ask, among other things, whether groups such as migrants or unemployed tend to occupy peripheral positions in social networks. 🧵4/4
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Michał Bojanowski @mbojan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Contributions come from research projects that were incubated during the BIGSSS2022 summer school (wedsss.janlo.de/schools-2018...). Inside the book you will find agent-based models, computational text analysis, studies of social media and parliamentary speeches, network analysis, and more! 🧵2/4
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Social Cohesion 2022 @ Groningen - Schools in Computational Social Science and Data Science
The BIGSSS-CSS Summer School on social cohesion takes place on July 4 - 15, 2022 at the Department of Sociology of the University of Groningen (Netherlands). (The school was planned for 2020 but has b...
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Michał Bojanowski @mbojan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Among the chapters in the book is a study into network-scientific aspects of social cohesion. Together with Alla Loseva, @pschuler.bsky.social , Susanne Böller, and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social investigate the structure societal-level social networks. 🧵3/4
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Michał Bojanowski @mbojan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Today Springer published an Open Access book edited by @janlo.de , Marijn Keijzer and myself covering a diverse range of Computational Social Science approaches to questions about social cohesion and polarization. Come and get it at link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 🧵1/4
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Computational Social Science of Social Cohesion and Polarization
This open access book explores the decay of social cohesion in democratic societies through the lens of Computational Social Science (CSS)
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Nuria Targarona Rifa @nuriatargarona.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I will be presenting at an open online seminar hosted by TripleS (Maastricht University) on March 12th (16:00-17:00 CET). Title: Social Categories and Boundary-Making: Exploring the Potential of Interactive Visual Tools to Study Boundary Work in Relationally-Oriented Semi-Structured Interviewing
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Gonzalo Franetovic @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Interested in people's acquaintances, their determinants and consequences for social cohesion, integration or inequality? Submit to "Networks of Weak Ties and Social Cohesion" session at EUSN2026, co-organized with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy and @pschuler.bsky.social liu.se/en/event/eus...
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The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)
The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), Linköping University. The...
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
📢 Three of our lab members, @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social, @pschuler.bsky.social and @mbojan.bsky.social organize the session "networks of weak ties and social cohesion" at the EUSN 2026, come and participate!
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We are happy to welcome Alice Ferro at @coalescelab.bsky.social for a 3-month visit. Alice is a PhD student in Political Science & Sociology at the Centre on Social Movement Studies of the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, and a dedicated social networks & social movements scholar. Welcome Alice!
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Don´t miss Louise Ryan's seminar this Thursday! (online or in person) Organized by the INMIX research group (@danrodriguezgarcia.bsky.social) and the COALESCE Lab (@nuriatargarona.bsky.social and @mirandalubbers.bsky.social)
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CS3 - Complex Systems Society Spain @cs3conference.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Nos complace anunciar la próxima reunión de la Sociedad Española de Sistemas Complejos 🗓️ 21-23 enero 2026 |📍Sevilla ✏️Manda tu contribución hasta el 30 Oct 2025 🌐 Info: cs3.es/conference-2... ¡Esperamos veros a todos en Sevilla!
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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
New paper in Sociological Methodology with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy, @alexciordia.bsky.social, & @nuriatargarona.bsky.social about the measurement properties of aggregated relational data (responses to "how many people do you know who..?") and NSUM estimates: doi.org/10.1177/0081...
This figure shows the distribution of the estimated acquaintanceship network size for the two measurements, and compares the individual estimates for all participants between the measurements. It shows that the estimates are pretty stable for more common sizes, but those with high network sizes ("hubs") fluctuate heavilyThis figure shows the colorful response card we used for the data collection as a visual aid for respondents. It says "acquaintances are all the people that you know and who know you by SIGHT and by NAME. For instance, you can think of..." followed by 16 boxes for "partner", "family", "friends", "neighbors"; "at work"; "in clubs or associations", "religious community", "education", "people to whom you provide a service"; "social media"; and "other acquaintances". In each box, there is some more help, like "at work" is followed by coworker, boss, employee, client etc. Each box has 1 or 2 icons for further visual aid.
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jimi adams @jimiadams.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I gave a webinar from this work with the International Social Capital Association, available here - www.intsocialcapital.org/event/toward...
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Toward a Unified Conceptualization of Social Capital - International Social Capital Association (ISCA)
Social capital is among the most broadly used concepts in social science. Despite its shared understanding as beneficial resources available from the connections between people, authors vary widely in...
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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I hope @ageinves.bsky.social will at some time abolish the limiting research team-work team separation. European grants are 10-20x bigger and they work well without it. And the 100-50% rule. Imagine what collaborations would be possible if research groups don’t have to hoard their time.
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Alejandro Ciordia @alexciordia.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
New pre-print out! 🤩 Co-authored with @mirandalubbers.bsky.social (from @coalescelab.bsky.social), Eva Jaspers and Jan-Willem Simons (both from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social). A fresh look into why people discuss some topics with particular contacts and not with others in their personal networks.
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Dan Rodriguez-Garcia @danrodriguezgarcia.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📣 I am thrilled to announce this Hybrid Open Seminar on November 27th at 3PM co-organised by @coalescelab.bsky.social @mirandalubbers.bsky.social and INMIX - UAB Research Group featuring leading expert in migration studies Prof. Louise Ryan ☘️ @teoriantropolog.bsky.social @uab.cat See U there! ✨
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
📣 New special issue in the Journal of Economic Inequality on inequality perceptions and fairness judgments: This collection of papers focuses on the core issues of individual and social preferences in the field of inequality. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/CWl4ADl
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Measuring distributional preferences: opportunities and challenges - The Journal of Economic Inequality
This article introduces, and puts in context, the fourteen papers in the special issue, "Inequality perceptions and fairness judgments."
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Food Charities @erc-foodcharities.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We are very excited to share the launch of a special issue in Global Food Security! 👉 Understanding Food Insecurity in High-Income Countries: New Theoretical Approaches, Multidimensional Perspectives, and Innovative Practices and Policy Responses Read more and find the link below🔽
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Congratulations to @nuriatargarona.bsky.social (COALESCE Lab), Louise Ryan & @alexciordia.bsky.social (@erc-foodcharities.bsky.social / @sns.it) for their ⭐new article⭐ in @socresonline.bsky.social, discussing two visual tools to inductively explore social boundary making in relationships! #socsky
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Gonzalo Franetovic @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Very glad to join the COALESCE Lab at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona! I’ll be working as a postdoc researcher on the PATCHWORK project, studying social cohesion and exclusion through computational and network-based approaches. Many thanks to @coalescelab.bsky.social for the warm welcome :)
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
📢Just published! Yunsub Lee (COALESCE Lab) & Xinwei Xu (@socialnetworkslab.bsky.social) show how incorporating more realistic network features dramatically alters Axelrod’s cultural dynamics model, in their new article in Social Networks: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #NetSci #SocialNetworks
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Use of aggregated relational data in agent-based modeling
Aggregated relational data (ARD) provides valuable information for inferring structural features of personal social networks at scale. Following recen…
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
We are delighted to welcome not one, not two, but three fantastic new members to the COALESCE Lab: @gonzalofranetovic.bsky.social (r), @pschuler.bsky.social (l) and Chen Wang (m)! 🥂 coalesce-lab.com/en/news/40/w...
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Welcome new lab members!
We are excited to welcome three new members to the lab: Paul Schuler, Gonzalo Franetovic, and Chen Wang. We look forward to working together!
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Alejandro Ciordia @alexciordia.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨🚨📢📢 New open-access article (co-authored w/ @nuriatargarona.bsky.social & @mirandalubbers.bsky.social), just out in American Behavioral Scientist: “The Relational Toll of Political Involvement in Polarized Times: Relationship Decay Within Activists’ Personal Networks” doi.org/10.1177/0002...
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Work from our lab published in the European Sociological Review
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Parlar de política amb tothom? Sí, d'acord, però...” Inspirat en la sèrie YES, BUT d'Anton Gudim. Un fil curt 🧵
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“¿Hablar sobre política con cualquiera? Sí, de acuerdo, pero…” Inspirado en la serie YES, BUT de Anton Gudim. Un hilo corto 🧵
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Talk about politics with everyone? Yes, I agree, but…” Inspired by the YES, BUT series from Anton Gudim. A short thread 🧵
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Alejandro Espinosa-Rada @aespinosarada.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
There are new social network groups and researchers joining Bluesky! I have just updated this starter pack (for example: @socialnetworkslab.bsky.social @coalescelab.bsky.social @ansna.org.au @networkscijournal.bsky.social @mitchellsna.bsky.social )
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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
📢 Postdoctoral position opportunity! We're seeking a full-time postdoc for 22 months to dive into societal cohesion research using network science/network statistics. At the COALESCE Lab in sunny Barcelona, Spain: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/319601. Apply before March 7th! #sociology #NetSci
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COALESCE Lab @coalescelab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
We joined Bluesky! Starting in 2021, we are a research team dedicated to studying processes of social exclusion, cohesion, and polarization from a social network perspective. We aim to connect micro-level relationships to macro-level outcomes by conducting interdisciplinary mixed-methods research.
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