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PasserelleSHS – Network analysis in humaties and social sciences

PasserelleSHS is an annual digital journal in open access which deals with the question of interdisciplinarity in human and social sciences. The journal is intended to publish papers that enter upon the issues and methods of interdisciplinarity. It aims to open a space of collective thinking on this topic, that has become a key component in the academic and scientific overview of the current research. Thus, opportunity is given to researches to question their own approaches to consider interdisciplinarity as a conscious, developed, assumed and mastered process. PasserelleSHS contributes to renew and enhance exchanges between our respective research areas, and attempts to promote the rise of a real culture of interdisciplinarity in the hunanities and social sciences field.

In 2020, the journal’s first edition is dedicated to network analysis. The concept and methodology of network analysis was developed during the 20^th century, at the crossing of anthropology, social psychology and sociology of organizations, and in itself, opens the door to pluridisciplinary approaches. Its use has now expanded to an increasing number of disciplines (literature, linguistics, economy, history, psychology, geography, urban planning etc.), and induces transfers and borrowings between disciplinary fields. Indeed, network analysis is enable to understand circulation of informations, goods and services, within technical and infrastructural networks ; but is also useful to describe social networks as well, which refers to individual interactions, perceptions and representations. Furthermore, network analysis is enriched while it is used to question the circulation of words, ideas or references between languages and books.

The current call for papers is adressed to all the researches in SHS who use network analysis in their works. Published papers must question network analysis’ meaning, issues and added value within their process or their discipline. Authors are invited to explain the borrowings and transfers, they used, but also to discuss on how their ownership of network analysis appear as a source of innovation and/or enrichment.

These different questions may result to theoretical and/or methodological contributions. The idea is to question, on this specific topic, the practical aspect of interdisciplinarity in the research process. For what reasons and what needs interdisciplinarity can be used ? When does this matter occur in the research process ? And how does it lead (or not) to redefine the object of study ? And what are the limits ? What forms does the interdisciplinarity aspect take in practice ? and for what adaptations ? From a practical point of view, how can you be trained to another discipline ? What tools and references can be use ? And what services can be provided ? And finally, how are interdisciplinary works receive and perceive ? For what audience and purposes considered ? Authors may present the originality of their approach, their methodology, and emphasise the role of network analysis in methods and results. They may connect their work to a global reflection on the issues of using network analysis.

Propositions of papers may enter in the following focal areas :

-definition of nodes and links

-issues relating to define the analysis process (complete networks, self-centered analysis, hybridization etc.)

-issues of results, of relationship data measures and flows.

-issues of networks’ restitution and representations

Proposals will be selected upon their scientific relevance, originality and connection with the pluridisciplinary approach of the journal. Completed results are not required, therefore that the current research present a specific thinking upon the issues of using network analysis. Specific attention will be paid to young searchers proposals.

Procedures for submission

Two different types of submission may be accepted :

-articles (between 30,000 and 50,000 characters including spaces), present the methodological process used, and matters about the issue topic.

-methodological notes (between 5,000 and 6,000 characters including spaces), are intended to promote transfers between disciplines. These research notes present original tools and methods.

For each proposal, an abstract is required – 200 words for a research note ; 300 words for an article. It will be sent as a text file (.doc, .docx ou .rtf) named : « ABSTRACT_SURNAME ». In the abstract, the following items are required :

-authors’ names

-status

-discipline

-academic institution and laboratory

-email adress

-paper’s title

-5 key words

 Deadline for submissions : September 14, 2020.

Abstracts in French/English must be submitted before 14/09/2020 to passerellesshs@gmail.com.  After selection, papers and methodological notes must be submitted before 31/12/2020. 

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