The Research Institute in Social Sciences (IRISSO) of the University of Paris-Dauphine runs a study on regional audiovisual markets in Africa and Eastern Europe during three years through the DISCOP trade fairs. Our research tool is Social and Organizational Network Analysis. We focus on the relationships between actors (individual and corporate) and reconstruct the large networks between them in these markets. Such an analysis will help understand the dynamics of interactions between actors in these regional markets, how they collaborate and how contracts are concluded in specific segments (animation and formats) of today’s audiovisual industry.

Multi-Level Social Network is a multidisciplinary research project in sociology, economy, and computer science with a common topic: Social and Organizational Networks. How does multilevel social and organizational network analysis enhance our understanding of markets?

MLSN was founded by a consortium of the Research Institute in the Social Sciences of the Paris- Dauphine University, the ADIS of Paris-Sud University, the INRIA-in situ laboratory and Basic Lead. This project is funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) for three years. Each partner of the project brings its competencies to this study in collaboration with the participants in the DISCOP trade fairs.