Structure and structural changes of small social networks

Description:

This project is aimed to understand the meaning of structure and structural changes of small social networks (up to 50-100 actors) in the maintenance of stability. The goal of this project is to recognize the most successful developing strategies of small communities to survive as a module of larger social network. For these purposes several small social networks (i.e. modules of citation networks, connection networks of family and friends etc.) are studied.

Publications:

• Fábián T.K., Müller O., Fejérdy P., Csermely P.: Citációs gráfok a hálózatkutatásban. (citation networks and network research) KisTáska. 2006; 4(38): 8-10.
• Csermely P., Fábián T.K.: Komplex rendszerek törvényszerűségei a pszichoszomatikában. (Complex systems and psychosomatics) In.: Vértes G., Fábián T.K. (szerk.): Fogorvosi pszichoszomatika. (Psychosomatic dentistry) Medicina, Budapest, 2007; Pp.: 61-67.