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De kunst van het trendwatchen

Posted on 19/01/2014

 Het is traditioneel de tijd van het jaar dat “trendwatchers” hun licht laten schijnen over maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen en voorspellingen doen over de nabije toekomst. Deze beroepsgroep lijkt een soort geheime bron van…

Over netwerkanalyse in het Cohen-rapport

Posted on 15/03/2013

Vorige week verscheen het rapport van de commissie-Cohen over de “Facebookrellen” in Haren in 2012. Als netwerkonderzoeker met een speciale interesse in online sociale netwerken was ik verheugd te zien dat het…

De Swaan en experimentele sociologie

Posted on 08/03/2013

Enige tijd geleden publiceerde Sociologie Magazine een column door Abraham de Swaan over experimentele sociologie. Omdat ik experimentele sociologie tot mijn expertise reken, De Swaan naar mijn mening de plank een beetje…

The queen’s clothes

Posted on 31/01/2013

Earlier this week the Dutch queen Beatrix announced that she will soon step down in favor of her son, who will then be king. In the media storm that followed, I was…

Kanttekeningen bij “De kloof is wit”

Posted on 06/09/2012

In het artikel “De kloof is wit” in De Volkskrant van 1 september 2012 boren journalisten Martin Sommer en Tjerk Gualthérie, samen met socioloog Jaap Dronkers en geograaf Josse de Voogd een…

New working paper online: Online Social Networks in the Netherlands

Posted on 03/10/2011

I just uploaded a new working paper on SSRN, titled “Composition and Structure of a Large Online Social Network in the Netherlands.” The paper describes an exploratory analysis of a unique dataset…

10th Workshop on Networks in Economics and Sociology in Utrecht

Posted on 26/09/2011

For the tenth time, we organize our Workshop on Networks in Economics and Sociology at Utrecht University, as a co-production of the department of Sociology and the Utrecht School of Economics. To…

The onotlogy of a belief system

Posted on 27/06/2011

Last week, Dutch right-wing extremist politician Geert Wilders was acquitted of inciting hatred against Muslims after a long and eventful trial. Of course, Mr. Wilders instantly claimed his victory as a victory…

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