Partitioning productions (work with Andrej Mrvar):

  • P. Doreian and A. Mrvar, “A Partitioning Approach to Structural Balance”, Social Networks, Vol. 18, 1996, pp. 149-168. Download the Research Paper>
  • Patrick Doreian and Andrej Mrvar (2009) “Partitioning Signed Social Networks”, Social Networks, Vol. 31: 1-11. Download the Research Paper>
  • Andrej Mrvar and Patrick Doreian (2009), “Partitioning Signed Two-Mode Networks”, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 33: 196-221. Download the Research Paper>

Algorithmic issues (with primarily with Mike Brusco and others):

  • Michael Brusco, Patrick Doreian, Andrej Mrvar and Douglas Steinley (2011): “Two Algorithms for Relaxed Structural Balance Partitioning: Linking Theory, Models and Data to Understand Social Network Phenomena,” Sociological Methods and Research, Vol. 40(1): 57-87 Download the Research Paper>

Empirical productions:

  • P. Doreian, R. Kapuscinski, D. Krackhardt and J. Szczypula, “A Brief History of Balance Through Time”, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 21, 1996, pp. 113-131 Download the Research Paper>
  • P. Doreian and D. Krackhardt, “Pre-Transitive Balance Mechanisms for Signed Networks”, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Vol. 25(1), 2001, 43-67  Download the Research Paper>
  • N. P. Hummon and P. Doreian, “Some Dynamics of Social Balance Processes: bringing Heider back into balance theory”, Social Networks, Vol. 25, pp 17-49, 200 Download the Research Paper>
  • Patrick Doreian, Paulette Lloyd and Andrej Mrvar (2013): “Fitting Large Signed Two-mode Blockmodels: Problems and Prospects”, Social Networks. 35: 178-203 Download the Research Paper>
  • Patrick Doreian and Andrej Mrvar (2014), “Testing Two Theories for Generating Signed Networks Using Real Data”, Metodološki Zvezki: Advances in Methodology and Statistics, 11(1), 31-63 Download the Research Paper>
  • Doreian, P. & Mrvar, A. (2015) “Structural balance and signed international relations”, Journal of Social Structure, Volume 16 Article 2 Download the Research Paper>
  • Doreian, P and Mrvar, A. (2016) “Identifying Fragments in Networks for Structural Balance and Tracking the Levels of Balance Over Time”, Connections, 35 (2): 6-18 Download the Research Paper>

Looking Back and Forward:

  • Patrick Doreian, (2017) “Reflections on Studying Signed Networks”, JIMIS, The Journal of Interdisciplinary Methodologies and Issues in Science. Vol 2: Graphs & Social Systems Rosa Figueiredo & Vincent Labatut (Eds.) DOI: 10.18713/JIMIS-170117-2-1 Download the Research Paper>