Exponential Random Graph Models for Social Networks: Theory, Methods, and ApplicationsExponential random graph models (ERGMs) are increasingly applied to observed network data and are central to understanding social structure and network processes. The chapters in this edited volume provide the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of ERGMs, including models for univariate, multivariate, bipartite, longitudinal, and social influence type ERGMs. Each method is applied in individual case studies illustrating how social science