International Network for Social Network Analysis

The International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) is a professional academic association of researchers and practitioners of social network analysis.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Shortly after INSNA was founded, Linton C. Freeman founded the association's flagship journal, Social Networks, in 1978.^[4]

Early meetings were invitation-only, but in 1980 H. Russell Bernard and Alvin Wolfe inaugurated the series of annual "Sunbelt" meetings open to all.^[5]

A full chronology of INSNA leadership is as follows:^{[citation needed]}

Years	Leader
1977–1988	Barry Wellman
1988–1993	Al Wolfe
1993–1999	Steve Borgatti
2000–2005	Martin Everett
2005–2007	Bill Richards
2007–2010	George Barnett
2011–2017	John Skvoretz
2017–2019	Steve Borgatti
2020–Present	Laura M. Koehly

As of 2018, INSNA has approximately 1,000 active members, while the SOCNET^[6] listserv has about 3700 subscribers.^[7]

As well as publishing a triannual journal Connections on the subject, INSNA also:

• Runs SOCNET, a listserv mailing-list for the subject.^{[citation needed]}
• Hosts the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference annually.^[8]
• Facilitates regional and specialized conferences.^{[citation needed]}
• Publishes a quarterly journal, Social Networks.^[9]
• Publishes the online Journal of Social Structure, irregular periodicity.^[10]
• Provides links to researchers around the world.^{[citation needed]}
• Provides raw data.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Social network
• Social network analysis software
• Dynamic Network Analysis