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This space brings together social network analysis and R programming to explore important social issues. By analyzing data from various social networks, we delve into topics like social capital, inequality, and the dynamics of social structures. Our goal is to provide tools and knowledge to help researchers better understand these topics and foster collaboration within the field.

Status Without Intent: Gould’s Equilibrium Theory of Hierarchy
Second post in the series. In the previous entry I discussed how Skvoretz and Fararo model hierarchy as a step-by-step process — a Markov chain in which precedence ties form…
Roberto Cantillan
May 26, 2026

How Hierarchies Emerge in Groups: Skvoretz & Fararo (1996)
This is the first post in a series where I discuss — in accessible terms — formal models that explain how status is produced, consolidated, and transmitted in social…
Roberto Cantillan
May 26, 2026

Why the Best Firms Charge Less: Podolny’s Status-Based Model of Market Competition
Third post in the series. The first entry showed how precedence hierarchies form act by act in task groups. The second derived the equilibrium network structure that any…
Roberto Cantillan
May 26, 2026

Structurally Conditioned Diffusion: A Generalized Framework for Asymmetric Trajectory Channeling in Labor Markets
The architecture of inequality in the U.S. labor market is not a static blueprint but an actively reproduced, dynamic process. Its foundations lie in the everyday decisions…
Roberto Cantillan & Mauricio Bucca
May 26, 2026

When Does Merit Matter? An Agent-Based Model of Deference Exchange
Fourth post in the series. Skvoretz & Fararo (1996) modeled hierarchy as a step-by-step process. Gould (2002) derived an equilibrium. Podolny (1993) extended the logic to…
Roberto Cantillan
May 26, 2026

Poder, Coaliciones y Vínculos Múltiples en la Movilización Urbana
Urban social movements represent complex networks of relationships between heterogeneous actors who coordinate collective action through multiple types of ties (Diani…
Roberto Cantillan
Nov 13, 2024

EI Index

Homophily

Roberto Cantillan
Nov 5, 2024

Disrupción y Estructura en redes de producción cietífica
La ciencia de la sustentabilidad requiere urgentemente de innovación transformadora para abordar desafíos socio-ambientales complejos. Comprender cómo emerge la…
Roberto Cantillan
Nov 1, 2024

Visualización Avanzada de Datos Categóricos
Esta guía está diseñada para ayudarte a comprender y crear visualizaciones efectivas de datos categóricos usando R. Aprenderemos desde gráficos básicos hasta visualizaciones…
Roberto Cantillan
Aug 9, 2023

Ego-centric Network Analysis
This document provides a detailed analysis of ego-centric networks using data from ELSOC 2017 (w2) and 2019 (w4). We build a database that integrates information about egos…
Roberto Cantillan
Aug 9, 2023

Homophily
Creamos subset con data de cada uno de los alteris mencionados, manteniendo el ID de cada ego en el cual están anidados. Las columnas de cada uno de los subset deben tener…
Roberto Cantillan
Oct 26, 2022
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