ANN Conference
International Seminar On Network Theory:
Network Multidimensionality In The Digital Age
Sponsored by:
The Annenberg Networks Network, USC,
The Science of Networks in Communities Laboratory, NU
Conveners:
Manuel Castells, Noshir Contractor and Peter Monge
February 19-20, 2010
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Keynote Speech
Networks, Societies, Spheres: Reflections of an Actor-network theorist – Presentation, Report
Bruno Latour, Sciences Po Paris
Session 1: Network Theory, Conceptual and Methodological Issues
Moving Technology Inside the Network – Presentation, Report
Noshir Contractor, Northwestern University
Peter Monge, University of Southern California
Paul Leonardi, Northwestern University
Challenges Posed by Network Multidimensionality in the Digital Age – Presentation, Report
Yochai Benkler, Harvard University
Session 2: The Inclusionary/Exclusionary Logic of Networks
The Dark Side of Metcalfe’s Law: Multiple and Growing Costs of Network Exclusion- Presentation, Report
Ernest J. Wilson III, University of Southern California
Rahul Tongia, CSTEP (Bangalore)/Carnegie Mellon University
Fuzziness of Inclusion-Exclusion: Network Gatekeeping Theory – Presentation, Report
Karine Barzilai-Nahon, University of Washington
Session 3: The Semantic Web
The Ever Evolving Web, The Power of Networks – Presentation, Report
Wendy Hall, University of Southampton, Web Science Research Initiative
Linked Data Networks: The Pragmatic Semantic Web – Presentation, Report
Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton, Web Science Research Initiative
Session 4: Network Theories of Power
Varieties of Networks, Varieties of Power: Network Multidimensionality in Historical Context – Presentation Report
David Grewal, Harvard University
A Network Theory Of Power – Report
Manuel Castells, University of Southern California
Video of the conference panels & keynote:
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