Dear colleagues, we are delighted to present you an exciting program on How Networks Matter. Theoretical, methodical and empirical advances on network mechanisms and effects at the Spring conference of the Network Section of the German Sociological Association that will take place in Bremen on February, 6 and 7, 2020. Please find attached the final program covering various areas of Social Network Analysis. The venue is located in the city center of Bremen. Since space is limited, we have to ask for reservations at <mailto:buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de> buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de. (first come first serve!). For hotel recommendations please see below. All best and happy holidays, Betina and Raphael Spring Conference of the Section on Social Network Analysis of the German Sociological Association (DGS), February 6 / 7, 2020 How networks matter. Theoretical, methodological and empirical advances on network mechanisms and effects Thursday, February 6 12.30 - 13.15 Arrival & Coffee 13.15 - 13.30 Welcome and Introduction Raphael H. Heiberger (Stuttgart), Betina Hollstein (Bremen) 13.30 - 14.30 The Spatial Dimension of Social Networks: A Mixed‐methods Study on Socially Disadvan­taged Persons in Rural Peripheries Andreas Klärner, Christoph van Dülmen (Brunswick) Constraining Forces and Local Inter­organi­zational Ties in Social Service Provision Leah E. Gose (Cambridge, MA) 14.30 - 14.45 Coffee Break 14.45 - 15.45 Social Integration Between Micro-level and Context-level: The Dynamics of Intergenera­tional Closure and the Network Ecology of Violence in Diverse Schools Michael Windzio (Bremen), Patrick C. Kaminski (Bloomington, IN) Violence, Street Code. Internalization and the Moderating Effect of the Status-Violence Norm in German Schools Sven Lenkewitz, André Ernst, Mark Wittek (Cologne) 15.45 - 17.00 Postersession /Coffee 17.00 - 18.00 Keynote: The avoidance of strong ties: Survey and experimental evidence Mario L. Small (Cambridge, MA) 19.00 - Dinner Friday, February 7 9.00 - 10.30 Social Feedback Theory and the Spiral of Silence Sven Banisch, Felix Gaisbauer, Armin Pournaki, Eckehard Olbrich (Leipzig) TriNAM – The Triadic Network Actor Model. A longitudinal event model for who talks with whom about whom Robert Krause (Linköping, SWE), Karoly Takacs (Linköping, SWE), Christoph Stadtfeld (Zurich, Switzerland) Distortion Mechanisms in Process-Generated Data. An Agent-Based Simulation Approach Utilizing Networktopologies Jan R. Riebling (Wuppertal), Andreas Schmitz (Bonn) 10.30 - 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 - 11.45 Mobilization Networks at Demonstrations Sebastian Haunss (Bremen) Social Resources as Incentive for Local Political Protest Sören Petermann (Bochum) 11.45 - 12.00 Coffee Break 12.00 - 13.00 Reevaluating Tie Dissolution: Evidence from the East German Transformation post-1989 Till Hilmar (Bremen) Dynamics and Disruption: Structural and Individual Effects of Police Interventions on two Dutch Jihadi Networks Tomáš Diviák (Groningen, Prague), Casper S. van Nassau (Utrecht), Jan K. Dijkstra (Groningen), Tom A.B. Snijders (Groningen, Oxford) 13.00 - 13.15 Concluding Remarks Betina Hollstein, Raphael H. Heiberger 13.15 Farewell /Snack Postersession Interpersonal Interaction, Emotional Contagion, and Emotional Well- Being Gerrit DeYoung (Boston, MA) Peer Support Networks and Personality Trait Development in Adolescence. A Social Network Analysis of Reciprocal Causation using RSiena Heike Krüger (Cologne) Changes in family composition and their effects on social capital in old age: evidence from a longitudinal study conducted in Switzerland. Julia Sauter, Eric Widmer (Geneva, Switzerland), Matthias Kliegel (Potsdam) The role of public discourse in the formation of party manifestos Nico Blokker, Sebastian Haunss (Bremen) How European Union became an emotional subject: European elections in German media before and after the right-wing-populist anger Monika Verbalyte (Berlin) The role of destinations countries’ political-institutional, socio- economic, cultural and attributes for the attractiveness as study destination Eva Maria Vögtle (Hannover), Michael Windzio (Bremen) Collaboration within physicians’ patient-sharing networks and coordination of care for type 2 diabetes patients: a social network approach Jan Koetsenruijter, Pamela Wronski, Gunter Laux, Michel Wensing (Heidelberg) Drugs, Dealers, and Healers - Inferring Community Structure in Opioid Prescription Networks Patrick C. Kaminski (Bloomington, IN) Effectiveness of policies for innovation on a local level. A comparative study of social networks Paola Menapace (Trento, I) How personal networks matter - and what we are actually (not) measuring Sabine Bakker (Nijmegen, NL) What can sociologists learn from sequential analysis? Overcoming the tacit assumptions of SNA Marius Ion Bența, (Cluj, Romania) Since space is limited we have to ask for reservations at: <mailto:buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de> buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de (first come first serve!) Venue: Teerhof 58, 28199 Bremen The venue is centrally located on the banks of the Weser river opposite the historic city center. Directions - by bus and train

From the main station, take tram line 4/6 / 6E / 8 via Domsheide to the stop “Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke”. After getting off, turn right to the street "Herrlichkeit" and turn there left. Follow the road to the Teerhof58. (Total driving and walking time approx. 11 minutes).

- by plane Exit the airport through the main entrance. On the forecourt, take tram number 6, direction “Universität”. Get off at stop “Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke”. The journey takes about 9 minutes. After the exit, cross the street in the direction of travel on the left and turn into the road “Herrlichkeit” and follow it, after about 300 m you will find the guest house Teerhof 58 on the right side. Hotel recommendations We made special arrangements at two hotels close to the train station and the venue. Places are limited, therefore please book as soon as possible! Motel One Am Brill 10, 28195 Bremen (5 min walking distance to venue; 15 min to central train station by foot/ 8 min by tram) <http://www.motelonebremen.de> www.motelonebremen.de special price: 73 € per night (Conference Code: LAND2019) Achat Plaza City Bremen Birkenstraße 15, 28195 Bremen (15 min. to venue, either by foot or by tram; 5 min. walking distance to central train station) <https://achat-hotels.com/hotel/bremen> https://achat-hotels.com/hotel/bremen special price: 90 € per night (Conference Code: LAND) Should you have any questions or request any support please do not hesitate to contact either Liane Neumann ( <mailto:buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de> buero-hollstein@uni-bremen.de) or Raphael Heiberger ( <mailto:raphael.heiberger@sowi.uni-stuttgart.de> raphael.heiberger@sowi.uni-stuttgart.de ). Prof. Dr. Betina Hollstein University of Bremen SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, Head Mary-Somerville-Str. 9, R. 9.3090 D - 28359 Bremen tel +49 (0)421-218-58512 / 218-58638 (secr. Ms. Neumann) e-mail: betina.hollstein@uni-bremen.de <mailto:betina.hollstein@uni-bremen.de> http://www.socium.uni-bremen.de/about-the-socium/members/betina-hollstein/en... Recent publications: <https://www.socium.uni-bremen.de/ueber-das-socium/mitglieder/betina-hollstein/publikationen/?publ=8749> What autobiographical narratives tell us about the life course. Contributions of qualitative sequential analytical methods, in: Advances in Life Course Research, online-first (18.12.2018), <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2018.10.001> doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2018.10.001 Collecting egocentric network data with visual tools. A comparative study, in: Network Science, forthcoming (with T. Töpfer & J. Pfeffer)