Political Networks
The Structural Perspective

Knoke explains the relevance of network theory in political science.

David Knoke (Author)

9780521477628, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 June 1994

308 pages, 13 b/w illus. 6 tables
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.418 kg

'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

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Social research & statistics [JHBC]