Abstract
We offer a theory and measure for determining powerful nodal positions based on potential inter-actor control in "politically charged" networks, which contain both allies and adversaries. Power is derived from actors that are dependent on the focal actor and sociometrically weak, either due to a lack of alternative allies or from being threatened by others. We create a new Political Independence Index (PII), compare it to other established measures, and illustrate its use in the setting of an international network of alliances and military conflicts from 1946 to 2000. Results show that politically independent nations as measured by PII have smaller increases in military personnel than others over time.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 162-176 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Social Networks |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are grateful to Patrick Doreian, David Lazer, Scott McClurg, members of the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky, as well as the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions and criticisms. This work was funded in part by grant HDTRA1-08-1-0002-P00002 from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency .
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Funding
The authors are grateful to Patrick Doreian, David Lazer, Scott McClurg, members of the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky, as well as the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions and criticisms. This work was funded in part by grant HDTRA1-08-1-0002-P00002 from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency .
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
Keywords
- Conflict
- Control
- Political independence
- Politics
- Power
- Social networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Social Sciences
- General Psychology