Affiliation:
1. Department of Political Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Abstract
An essential characteristic of political systems is the coexistence and interdependence of formal and informal policy networks. This article describes applying qualitative network analysis as an innovative method of gathering discursive forms of data on maintaining complex transnational networks in the everyday work of individual actors. Complementary to social network analysis, qualitative network analysis allows collecting details on (a) the meaning individual actors attach to their network ties and the network as a whole, (b) data on informal policy networks not available through quantitative analysis, and (c) an insider view on the relationship between informal and formal policy networks. The article contributes to developing new methodological techniques in studying the European Union policy-making by illustrating opportunities and challenges of qualitative network analysis for studying transnational policy networks.
Funder
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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