Multimodal Political Networks

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-83350-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 50, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 618 g

Reihe: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences

Research on social networks has become a significant area of investigation in the social sciences, and social network concepts and tools are widely employed across many subfields within the field. This volume introduces political theorists and researchers to new theoretical, methodological, and substantive tools for extending political network research into new realms and revitalizing established domains. The authors synthesize new understandings of multimodal political networks, consisting of two or more types of social entities - voters, politicians, parties, events, organizations, nations - and the complex relations between them. They discuss ways to theorize about multimodal connections, methods for measuring and analyzing multimodal datasets, and how the results can reveal new insights into political structures and action. Several empirical applications demonstrate in great detail how multimodal analysts can detect and visualize political communities consisting of diverse social entities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knoke, David

Diani, Mario

Hollway, James

Christopoulos, Dimitris

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Politics, Communities, and Power; 2. Multimodal Graphs and Matrices; 3. Agency, Influence, Power; 4. Political Communities in a Policy Network; 5. Individuals in Associations: Structuring Civil Society; 6. Agents and Events in Collective Action Fields; 7. Nations Trading and Fighting; 8. Legislative Influence; 9. The Potential of Multimodal Political Networks.

Über Autor(innen)

Hollway, James
James Hollway is Associate Professor of International Relations/Political Science at the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Christopoulos, Dimitris
Dimitris Christopoulos is Director of Research at Edinburgh Business School and Associate Professor at MU Vienna.

Knoke, David
David Knoke is Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota.

Diani, Mario
Mario Diani is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento.