Arnout van de Rijt


Arnout van de Rijt is Professor of Sociology at the European University Institute. Van de Rijt is known for his work on the Matthew effect and social network evolution. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Sociological Science. He is president of the International Network of Analytical Sociology.

Biography

Van de Rijt received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University. He worked until 2016 as Assistant and Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University and until 2020 as Professor of Sociology at Utrecht University. In 2018 he was elected member of the European Academy of Sociology. He joined the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute in 2019. In 2010 Van de Rijt was awarded the Lynton Freeman award from the International Network for Social Network Analysis and in 2017 the Raymond Boudon prize from the European Academy of Sociology.

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