Michael Genkin received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University. His primary research uses the social networks perspective to understand a foundational problem of sociology – how social order emerges, how it is maintained, and how it breaks down or changes. More specifically he does work on the role of balance theory, homophily, and the interplay of multiplex ties to answer various aspects of this question. His second research stream uses quantitative methods to understand the ecological forces that explain how individuals and organizations adopt political violence as a strategy. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Social Networks, Social Science Research, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

social networks, methodology, political sociology, peace and conflict, sociology of political violence and terrorism