Political Networks

The Structural Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-521-37552-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 653 g

Reihe: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences

This book examines almost two decades of research using the structural or network approach to political behaviour. Network analysis begins with the assumption that the most important elements of political power are the relationships of influence and domination among social actors. Influence is exchange of information about preferences and intentions; domination is the exchange of material sanctions to reward or punish compliance with commands. By examining the confluence of these two networks, analysts can develop a structural picture of the political process.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knoke, David

Granovetter, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Soziophysik, Wirtschaftsphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Politics in structural perspective; 2. Voting and political participation; 3. Social movements Nancy Wisely; 4. Organizational power Naomi J. Kaufman; 5. Community power structures; 6. Elites in the nation state; 7. International relations Jodi Burmeister-May; 8. Toward a structural political economy; Appendix; References; Index.