Triadic signatures of global human mobility networks

Rachata Muneepeerakul, Jeffrey C Johnson, Michael J Puma and Michael A Zurek-Ost

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Global refugee and migrant flows form complex networks with serious consequences for both sending and receiving countries as well as those in between. While several basic network properties of these networks have been documented, their finer structural character remains under-studied. One such structure is the triad significance profile (TSP). In this study, the TSPs of global refugee and migrant flow networks are assessed. Results indicate that the migrant flow network’s size and TSP remain stable over the years; its TSP shares patterns with social networks such as trade networks. In contrast, the refugee network has been more dynamic and structurally unstable; its TSP shares patterns with networks in the information-processing superfamily, which includes many biological networks. Our findings demonstrate commonality between migrant and social networks as well as between refugee and biological networks, pointing to possible interdisciplinary collaboration—e.g., application of biological network theories to refugee network dynamics—, potentially furthering theoretical development with respect to both network theory and theories on human mobility.

Date: 2024
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