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Relationships between individuals and the social networks those relationships form can be crucial to explaining important sociopolitical outcomes, such as a group's power dynamics, the spread of information, or governmental decision-making processes. This course introduces students to the foundations of social network analysis, an increasingly popular approach for social scientists interested in understanding interdependence between actors and the properties of social network structures. Starting with an introduction to the conceptual foundations of social network analysis methods, the course then moves to consideration of their contemporary applications to understanding phenomena in international affairs as diverse as wartime mobilization or state status.