Dear AoIR colleagues, You might be interested in the special theme *Homophily in Social Networks*, recently published in Connections, the journal of the International Network for Social Network Analysis. *Title* Homophily in Social Networks *Editors* Marc Esteve del Valle (University of Groningen, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies). Corresponding author. E-mail: m.esteve.del.valle@rug.nl Silvia Donker (University of Groningen, Faculty of Philosophy/Arts) *Abstract * Over the last thirty years, in parallel with the global uptake of the World Wide Web, social network analysis (SNA) has become a significant analytical approach within several disciplines and it currently holds a prominent position in academic discussions across a diverse range of topics. This special theme of Connections, the journal of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, adds to the rapidly growing body of network research with a focus on exploring the principle of homophily in social networks. It presents 5 studies from a selected number of participants to the symposium “Similarity, Selection and Influence: A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks” (7-8 July 2022, Groningen, the Netherlands). Taken together, the special theme provides an interdisciplinary understanding of homophily in social networks and outlines avenues for future research to keep investigating the subject. *Contents * - Introduction <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.039> (Marc Esteve del Valle, Silvia Donker) - Intelligencers, Cliques and Stars in the Spread of Seventeenth-Century Cartesianism <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.031> (Silvia Donker) - Networks and Influence in Scottish Enlightenment Publishing <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.034> (Yann Ryan and Mikko Tolonen) - Homophily Versus the Generalized Other <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.037> (Jose Felipe Alarcón González) - Framing Otherness on Twitter: Gender, Elections and Networks <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.032> (Elizabeth Pinilla Duarte) - Exploring Echo Chambers in Twitter Conversation during Two Spanish Regional Elections: An Analysis of Community Interactions <https://sciendo.com/article/10.21307/connections-2019.033> (Raul Broto Cervera, Cristina Pérez-Solà, Albert Batlle) Best wishes, Marc -- Dr. Marc Esteve Del Valle, Assistant Professor, Center for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) Associate Editor, *Political Research Exchange* (PRX) Webpage: marcestevedelvalle.com | ThePatio.network <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/> Social Media: Twitter <https://twitter.com/netmev?lang=en>| ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc_Esteve_Del_Valle>| Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BtRD8IkAAAAJ&hl=en> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>