The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.

The plenary address – "Epidemics, Influence, and Kevin Bacon: Social Networks meet Network Theory” – will be given by Mark Newman of the University of Michigan.

Funding for this conference is generously provided by the National Science Foundation and the University of Michigan, through the Department of Political Science, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies, the International Policy Center, and the Organizational Studies Program.