André Grow

André Grow received a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2006 and an MSc in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 2009. He is currently finishing his PhD Thesis at the Department of Sociology / ICS of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and works as a researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research / Family & Population Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

Unit for Family & Population Studies
Centre for Sociological Research
University of Leuven
Parkstraat 45 Leuven
3000
Belgium

Email: andre.grow@soc.kuleuven.be
Web: http://www.andre-grow.net/

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Andreas Flache

Andreas Flache took his master in computer science from the University of Koblenz-Landau and his Ph.D. in social sciences from the University of Groningen (1996). He is professor of sociology at the Department of Sociology / ICS of the University of Groningen, where he is also director of studies and head of department. His main research interests concern social integration and cooperation, in particular in relation to social networks. He uses agent-based and game-theoretical modeling, social network research, laboratory experiments, survey- and interview research. Recent work has been published in sociological and social-psychological journals (e.g. Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin) as well as in other disciplines and interdisciplinary outlets (e.g. PLoS One, PLoS Computational Biology).

Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology / Department of Sociology, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen
Grote Rozenstraat 31
9712 TG Groningen
Netherlands

Email: a.flache@rug.nl
Web: http://www.ppsw.rug.nl/~flache/

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Rafael Wittek

Rafael Wittek (PhD University of Groningen, 1999) is professor of sociology at the Department of Sociology / ICS of the University of Groningen. His research interests are in the field of sociological theory, social network analysis, and the sociology of organizations. He is co-editor, together with Tom Snijders and Victor Nee, of The Handbook of Rational Choice Social Research (Stanford University Press, 2013). Recent articles have appeared in the European Sociological Review, Social Networks, and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.

Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology / Department of Sociology, Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen
Grote Rozenstraat 31
9712 TG Groningen
Netherlands

Email: r.p.m.wittek@rug.nl
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/rafaelwittek/