Social network analysis and public policy
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| ID | 12911071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei Zhang (0000-0002-5458-9581, Sichuan University), Mingyang Zhang (0000-0003-2442-9592, Central China Normal University), Ling Yuan (0000-0003-3800-4966, Sichuan University), Fengchun Fan (0000-0001-5696-582X, Sichuan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-145 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2021.1996869 |
| OpenAlex | W3210791847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 69 |
As a mature paradigm of network analysis, social network analysis (SNA) is suitable for exploring complicated and interactive relationships in policy research and is of great significance to the innovation and development of public policy research. In this paper, 45 typical articles published in high-ranking journals in the field of public administration were analysed using co-word analysis and qualitative analysis. The application of SNA in public policy studies, including research methods, analytic tools, and basic concepts of network analysis, were systematically reviewed. UCINET software was used to visualize the knowledge network of research topics. The main research topics were classified into five categories: agenda setting, policy network, advocacy coalition, policy learning and diffusion, policy implementation. Finally, this article suggests that network analysis in public administration should be thoroughly re-examined; in particular, scholars should consider the benefits of SNA for public policy research. In the application of SNA to public policy research, it is necessary to broaden the study perspective and scope, further strengthen interdisciplinary theoretical interaction and theoretical innovation, and take advantage of big data and other new technological tools that can develop giant network analysis for public policy
Data science · Field (mathematics · Knowledge management · Network analysis · Policy analysis · Policy studies · Political science · Public policy · Public relations · Ranking (information retrieval · Scope (computer science · Social capital · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Engineering · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Artificial Intelligence
Mapping national and local political coalitions in Indonesia
Network evolution in subnational epistemic learning during crises
Stakeholder perceptions of blue economy governance networks and their equity implications in Bangladesh
Comparing qualitative and quantitative text analysis methods in combination with document-based social network analysis to understand policy networks
From digital platforms to institutional mechanisms
Unveiling the complex tapestry of China’s carbon policy
State positioning in European military AI networks
The coevolutionary dynamics between public school teachers’ public service motivation and the formation of their policy discussion ties during the implementation of basic education reforms in Myanmar
Conservation and land-use governance in Brazil
Social Network Analysis
Structural Holes
Directed Altruism and Enforced Reciprocity in Social Networks
The Advocacy Coalition Framework
Networks in Public Administration
Policy change and learning
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis
Reciprocity, transitivity, and the mysterious three-cycle
Agenda-Setting Research
Brokers and Entrepreneurs in Human Stem Cell Governance Networks in the United States
Policy learning and policy networks in theory and practice
American think tank networks and expert debates around the Global Financial Crisis
Survey‐Based Measurement of Public Management and Policy Networks
Two Methodological Approaches to the Integration of Mixed Methods and Case Study Designs
Entrepreneurship in the Swedish municipal polis
Managerial Networking
Business Improvement Districts in Urban Governance
From Participatory Reform to Social Capital
Organizing Babylon ‐ On the Different Conceptions of Policy Networks
Who teaches and who learns? Policy learning through the C40 cities climate network
What drives the adoption of climate change mitigation policy? A dynamic network approach to policy diffusion
The role of social capital within policy networks
What Have We Learned since September 11, 2001? A Network Study of the Boston Marathon Bombings Response
Core Concepts and Key Ideas for Understanding Public Sector Organizational Networks
The New Governance
Drivers for Policy Agreement in Nascent Subsystems
Social Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship
Network Structures within Policy Processes
Baseline Models for Two‐Mode Social Network Data
The Rationale Determining Advocacy Coalitions
Partnership Networks for Urban Development
Interorganizational Collaboration Networks in Economic Development Policy
Collaboration and Culture
Reconceptualizing Major Policy Change in the Advocacy Coalition Framework
Social Processes in Lobbyist Agenda Development
The Performance of Policy Networks
Local Democracy in a Digital Age
Network Constraints in EU Banking Regulation
Defending the status quo across venues and coalitions
Belief Systems and Social Capital as Drivers of Policy Network Structure
Treating Policy Brokers Seriously
Winners and Losers in the Ecology of Games
The Politics of Connections
The Intellectual Structure of Empirical Network Research in Public Administration
Structural and Institutional Determinants of Influence Reputation
Structural Embeddedness of Political Top Executives as Explanation of Policy Isomorphism
A social network-based approach to assessde factoindependence of regulatory agencies
Networks of economic policy expertise in Germany and the United States in the wake of the Great Recession
Exploring the hidden influence of international treaty secretariats
Nigerian oil and gas industry local content development
Treating Networks Seriously
Being around and knowing the players
The Defining Elements of Advocacy Coalitions
Focusing Events and Changes in Ecologies of Policy Games
From translations to problematic networks
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |