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Social Networks in Political Science: Hiring and Placement of Ph.D.s, 1960–2002

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2007

James H. Fowler ,
Bernard Grofman  and
Natalie Masuoka
James H. Fowler
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
Bernard Grofman
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Natalie Masuoka
Affiliation:
Duke University
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Social scientists have long been interested in how academic disciplines are organized (Ben-David and Collins 1966; Kuhn 1970; Lipset 1994; Rojas 2003; Somit and Tanenhaus 1964; 1967). One important element of this organization is the network of Ph.D. placements among Ph.D.-granting institutions. Various authors have linked the structure of placements to prestige rankings of departments (for sociology departments see e.g., Hanneman 2001; and Burris 2004; for political science departments see Masuoka, Grofman, and Feld 2007c), or have used various features of the structure of academic exchange networks to examine the shaping of disciplinary careers and practices (Feld, Bisciglia, and Ynalvez 2003; Masuoka, Grofman, and Feld 2007b). There is also a more general literature on status and market exchange (see e.g., Podolny 2005).We are indebted to Clover Behrend-Gethard for bibliographic assistance.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 729 - 739
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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