Political Networks: The Structural Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780521375528 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 308 str.

David Knoke (University of Minnesota)

Opis

This book examines almost two decades of research using the structural or network approach to political behavior. 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 the 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. David Knoke provides an overview of the work already done in the structural analysis of politics and the directions it will take in the future. Topics covered include voting decisions, social movements, formal organizations, community power systems, national elites and the world system of nation-states. Theoretical conceptualizations, empirical findings and topical research agendas are discussed in each of these areas.

Recenzje

'Knoke's book fills an important gap in the political science literature by presenting the network concept as part of a coherent theoretical perspective … Knoke's work is highly readable and the relevant fundamentals of network methodology are included in a short appendix … [this] book deserves a wide audience among theoretically oriented political scientists.' American Political Science Review

Spis treści

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.