The International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) is a professional academic association of researchers and practitioners of social network analysis.Intute: Social Sciences , Intute website.
History INSNA was founded in 1977 by Barry Wellman, a sociologist. A key function of the organization was to provide a sense of identity for a set of researchers who were widely dispersed geographically and across scientific disciplines.Barry Wellman biography: Netlab at the University of Toronto website.
Shortly after INSNA was founded, Linton C. Freeman founded the association's flagship journal, Social Networks, in 1978.Worldwide Social Media Network for Businesses
Early meetings were invitation-only, but in 1980 H. Russell Bernard and Alvin Wolfe inaugurated the series of annual "Sunbelt" meetings open to all.
A full chronology of INSNA leadership is as follows: YearsLeader1977–1988Barry Wellman1988–1993Al Wolfe1993–1999Steve Borgatti2000–2005Martin Everett2005–2007Bill Richards2007–2010George Barnett2011–2017John Skvoretz2017–2019Steve Borgatti2020–PresentLaura M. Koehly
As of 2018, INSNA has approximately 1,000 active members, while the SOCNET listserv has about 3700 subscribers.
As well as publishing a triannual journal Connections on the subject, INSNA also:
Runs SOCNET, a listserv mailing-list for the subject. Hosts the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference annually.Annual International Sunbelt Social Network Conference : INSNA website. Facilitates regional and specialized conferences. Publishes a quarterly journal, Social Networks.Social Networks, quarterly journal. Publishes the online Journal of Social Structure, irregular periodicity.Journal of Social Structure, online journal, irregular periodicity. Provides links to researchers around the world. Provides raw data.
See also Social network Social network analysis software Dynamic Network Analysis
References
External links INSNA website.