Title Multimodal political networks / David Knoke, University of Minnesota, Mario Diani, University of Trento, James Hollway, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Dimitris Christopoulos, Heriot Watt University

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 264 pages) : illustrations Series Structural analysis in the social sciences Structural analysis in the social sciences. Contents 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 -- 6 -- Agents and Events in Collective Action Fields -- 7 -- Nations Trading and Fighting -- 8 -- Legislative Influence -- 9 -- The Potential of Multimodal Political Networks -- Appendices -- References -- Index Summary "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. David Knoke is Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Mario Diani is Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento. James Hollway is Associate Professor of International Relations/ Political Science at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Dimitris Christopoulos is Director of Research at the Edinburgh Business School and Associate Professor at MU Vienna"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 20, 2022) Subject Social sciences -- Network analysis. Social networks -- Political aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. Political sociology Form Electronic book Author Diani, Mario, 1957- author. Hollway, James, author. Christopoulos, Dēmētrēs, author. LC no. 2021024017 ISBN 9781108985000 1108985009

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