Conference

The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)

Name: The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)
Start: 2026-08-11T09:00:00
End: 2026-08-15T17:00:00
Location: Campus Norrköping, Norrköping Sweden.

The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026) will take place on 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden, hosted by the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS), Linköping University.

The conference brings together scholars and practitioners from across the social sciences, as well as from statistics, computer science, data science, physics, economics, and the humanities, to advance theory, methods, and applications in the study of social networks. Participants can look forward to an inspiring program of keynotes, paper sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities, set against the backdrop of Norrköping’s rich industrial heritage and dynamic academic environment.

Date and Time

Begins 11 August 2026, 9.00 am

Ends 15 August 2026, 5.00 pm

Place

Campus Norrköping, Norrköping Sweden.

Contacts

Károly Takács

karoly.takacs@liu.se

The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)

eusn2026@liu.se

Important Dates

5 October 2025 – Circulation of call for workshop and session proposals
9 December 2025 – Submission deadline for workshop and session proposals
15 January 2026 – Acceptance of workshop and session proposals
22 January 2026 – Circulation of call for abstracts
1 March 2026 – Abstract submission deadline
15 March 2026 – Abstract acceptance notification
20 April 2026 – Registration deadline
5 May 2026 – Conference program draft
11–15 August 2026 – Conference

1 March

Abstract submission deadline

20 April

Registration deadline

11 - 15 August

Conference

Call for presentations

You are invited to submit an abstract for holding an oral presentation or a poster. Any topic relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and empirical applications will be considered.

Abstracts are limited to 500 words, not including the title, authors, and keywords.

Presentations are allocated 15 minutes plus 7 minutes for discussion in parallel sessions.

Posters are exhibited during a poster session held at Campus Norrköping.

When you submit an abstract, you will be asked to indicate your preferred session and to designate a speaker.

The organized sessions are:

Advancing Measurement Methods for More Accurate and Efficient Network Surveys
Agent-Based Models of Social Networks
Context Sorting and Network Dynamics
Criminal networks
Cultural Embeddedness and Social Networks in Tourism
Early and Mid-Career Research in Social Network Analysis: Roundtable Discussion
Families as networks
Global Perspectives on Personal Networks: Data Sources, Case Studies, and Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Intergroup Relations in Social Networks
Longitudinal Network Modeling
Micro-Level Determinants of Network Structure Characteristics
Mixed Methods for Social Network Analysis
Modeling Social Influence
Networks and Sustainability
Networks of Weak Ties and Social Cohesion
Personal Networks across the Life Course
Political Networks
Population-scale social network analysis
Scientific Collaboration Networks: data collection and quality, methods, models, and empirical application
Social isolation and loneliness
Social Network Data Quality
Social networks and health
Social networks and Health Behaviors
Social-Based Optimization Algorithms
Statistical Methods for Network Dynamics
Stochastic Actor-Oriented Models for Longitudinal Networks

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Poster Session

If you wish to present your work as a poster, choose the “Poster Session” option at the end of the list of sessions. Following the EUSN traditions, while you are welcome to be part of multiple submissions, for the sake of fairness, whenever it is possible, we ask that you become the presenter of one paper only. This does not exclude having a further poster presentation.

Abstracts

Abstracts need to be submitted through the submission system at: https://wcc.ep.liu.se/index.php/eusn2026

You will find the guidelines for submissions here: https://wcc.ep.liu.se/index.php/eusn2026/submission-guidelines

You will need to register first for an account, then you can make a submission. The submission system has been created for conference proceedings, but at EUSN 2026 we will not have any conference proceedings. So please disregard any text that refers to conference proceedings.

Please upload your abstract submission of maximum 500 words as a text (Word, odt) file. PDFs are not accepted. Make sure all information is included in the uploaded abstract file (title, authors, their affiliations, up to 5 keywords, and the abstract itself), since the session chairs will only receive this file. On the metadata tab, you will have to repeat some of this information. Finally, confirm that the information you provided is correct, and submit the abstract.

The session organizers will review your submission and make a recommendation to the Local Organization Committee, who will accept, re-allocate, or reject the submissions. Certain sessions might fill up; in this case session organizers could recommend re-allocation to another session or to the poster session. This will be communicated along with the acceptance decisions.

The abstract submission deadline is 1 March 2026.

Registration

Registration will be possible through an external link. Registration fees are in SEK (excl. VAT):

Registration fees	Early bird - before 20 April 2026	Regular, before 31 July	Last minute
Student, PhD student	2500	3250	4000
INSNA member	3000	3750	4500
Academic, non-member	3500	4250	5000
Industry	7000	7750	8500

Conference dinner, student	450	450	450
Conference dinner, regular participant	600	600	600
Conference dinner, non-participant	825	825	825

Workshop fee, full day	1000	1000	1000
Workshop fee, half day	600	600	600

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Accomodation

The recommended hotel to stay is the Elite Grand Hotel Norrköping, Tyska Torget 2.

Special discount rates are available for conference participants.

Please contact the organizers at eusn2026@liu.se for the link to book rooms at a discounted rate.

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Social and cultural activities

We have organized some cultural and social activities for conference participants. They will take place on 15 August, Saturday and 16 August, Sunday and will not interfere with the workshop times. If you wish to participate, please indicate this during the registration. You are welcome to participate in one activity on Saturday and one activity on Sunday.

The options are:

Ståhl Collection: modern art collection, incl. entrance and guided tour, 2 hours, 15 August
City walk in Norrköping with a professional guide, 1 hour, 15 August
Excursion to Aspöja in the Arkösund archipelago, bus and boat trip, lunch: Aspöjatallrik – a plate with Swedish, locally produced, flavors, and guided tour on Aspöja, 16 August
Kayak tour with guide in the Arkösund archipelago, including bus transfer, 16 August

Program Overview

11 August 2026, Tuesday – Workshops

12 August 2026, Wednesday – Keynote 1, parallel sessions, poster sessions

13 August 2026, Thursday – Parallel sessions, conference dinner

14 August 2026, Friday – Parallel sessions, Keynote 2

15 August 2026, Saturday – Workshops, social & cultural facultative programs

16 August 2026, Sunday – Social & cultural facultative programs

Keynote speakers

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Andreas Flache

We are pleased to welcome Professor Andreas Flache from the University of Groningen. His research focuses on how social norms and networks influence cooperation, conflict, and social integration. Using computational models, experiments, and network analysis, Professor Flache studies the mechanisms that shape collective behavior and social interaction. As editor of Rationality & Society and fellow of the European Academy of Sociology, he contributes actively to advancing sociological research across disciplines.

Elisa Bellotti

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Elisa Bellotti, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester and Co-Director of the Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis. Her research examines how social networks shape everyday life, focusing on gender, inequality, and collaboration. She combines qualitative and quantitative methods to better understand how relationships influence social structures and behavior.

Local Organization Committee

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Learn more about the host organisation

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS)

IAS conduct cutting-edge research on important social, political and cultural matters. The research is sociological - in its original and broadly conceived meaning.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

Campus Norrköping

Campus Norrköping is centrally located next to the town’s old industrial precinct, alongside the Motala River. Old buildings have been filled with new contents, and the waterway adds an atmosphere to the area.

The 8th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2026)