Members of the MTA TK „Lendület” RECENS Research Group (Károly Takács, Judit Pál, Bálint Néray, Zsófia Boda, András Vörös, Dorottya Kisfalusi) participated in the workshop of the Social Influence in Dynamic Networks ECRP project between 6th and 8th November 2013 in Barcelona. At the workshop, we discussed recent research results and methodological developments with the members of the project. Our group gave a brief report and held four research presenatations about our research progress.

http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/egolab/content/social-influence-dynamic-networks-seminar-barcelona-nov-6-8-2013

November 19, 2013.

Zoltán Barta (MTA-DE "Lendület" Behavioural Ecology Research Group)

Individual Variation and Social Evolution.

November 12, 2013. 16:30

Jeromos Vukov (MTA MFA KFKI)

Incipient Cognition Solves the Reciprocity Conundrum of Cooperation in Structured Populations

The research group completed the first wawe of data collection as a part of the "Lendület" research. In this one-month period students from 60 classes from 45 schools filled our questionnaire on tablets. We are looking forward to analyze the retrieved data.

In the town of Bicske, our visit raised some interest in the local media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJzJ3KMRw3I&feature=youtu.be&t=12m1s

October 8, 2013. 15.30

Adam Tatarynowitz(Tilburg University)

Environmental Demands and the Emergence of Social Structure: Technological Dynamism and Interorganizational Network Forms

October 1, 2013

Ilaria Bertuzzi (University of Torino)

Debt Relationships: a Power Game. Historical Evidence and an Agent-Based Model

Congrats for our member, Kinga Makovi for her recent publication in Social Forces!

The Influence of Political Dynamics on Southern Lynch Mob Formation and Lethality 
Ryan Hagen; Kinga Makovi; Peter Bearman
Social Forces 2013; doi: 10.1093/sf/sot093

Ilaria Bertazzi will be our guest from 29 September to December. The scholar is also going to hold a lecture titled 'Debt Relationships' as a part of the MTA TK "Lendület" Research Center for Educational and Network Studies.

Thanks a lot for your interest in our call for a postdoctoral research fellow at the MTA TK "Lendület" Research Center for Educational and Network Studies (RECENS). The closing date was 31 October, 2013. We have received many excellent applications. Further information about the selection process will be available soon.

Full text of the call: pdf

September 10, 2013. 16:30

Michelle O. Crosby-Nagy (Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem)

LinkedIn Ego Networks as a New Data Source for Innovation Network Studies?