Network Governance and the Governance of Networks: Social Network Analysis in Political Science

We invite papers that push the boundaries of existing research on applications of network analysis to political processes. Of particular interest is the preoccupation of political science with governance through networks. We are specifically interested on projects of theoretical and empirical value that would either: <br><br> a. explore the evolution of networks across time; b. integrate different methodological approaches to the study of networks; or c. develop multilevel models to capture social complexity. <br><br> We hope this will further the research agenda we have pursued in our previous work (Diani 2003; Christopoulos 2006), which calls for a multilevel analysis integrating individuals, organisations and events as well as for a diachronic analysis incorporating time into our theoretical models and empirical investigations. <br><br> In this workshop we envisage a fruitful exchange between empirical and theoretical perspectives. Our approach is not strictly empiricist and we welcome substantive contributions that would foster on the theoretical complexity of network analysis.