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By Dr. Shrout

In her post this week, Avery summarizes Emirbayer and Goodwin’s different approaches to social network theory, and then applies them to research she is doing with the Davidson MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) program. Avery rightly notes that there are some key assumptions that underlay network analysis – most notably that we can determine intention and agency from historical actors’ participation in social networks.

In his piece on social network analysis of the American Revolution, Healy applies the techniques outlined by Emirbayer and Goodwin to what we know of the American Revolution. I will be interested to hear in class whether you found Healy’s application satisfactory, and how you might apply his methodology to other historical questions.