This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed‎-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research‎.‎ Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods‎.‎ In social network research‎,‎ mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor‎-oriented approaches‎.‎ The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed‎-methods network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts‎.‎ Each chapter describes the research design used and discusses the strengths of the methods for that particular field and for specific outcomes‎.‎