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There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino, Jascha Egli, Daniel Kübler   +2 more
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Reengaging Criminology in Regulation and Governance: A Synergistic Research Agenda on Regulatory Guardianship

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent literature calls for scholars to bridge the divide that has emerged between criminology and regulation and governance. In the current work, we propose that criminological opportunity theories provide one fruitful pathway to that end.
Carole Gibbs, Fiona Chan, Rachel Boratto, Tyler Hug   +3 more
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Public Health Using Social Network Analysis During the COVID-19 Era: A Systematic Review

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Social network analysis (SNA), or the application of network analysis techniques to social media data, is an increasingly prominent approach used in computational public health research.
Stanislava Gardasevic, Aditi Jaiswal, Manika Lamba, Jena Funakoshi, Kar-Hai Chu, Aekta Shah, Yinan Sun, Pallav Pokhrel, Peter Washington   +8 more
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Beziehungen und Formen im sozialen Netzwerk der Jakobserzählung

Old Testament Essays, 2023
Social relations and social networks are at the core of society. Social Network Analysis (SNA) is an emerging field that examines these networks and their structures.
Barbara Dörpinghaus, Hans-Georg Wünch
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A social network analysis of rural dementia‐related home‐ and community‐based service providers

Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION The rural United States has a higher proportion of older adults than urban areas, and rural older adults have a higher risk of dementia. These areas also have fewer dementia‐related services and fragmented care networks. We investigated how a rural dementia‐related home‐ and community‐based service network collaborates to provide ...
Beth Prusaczyk, Jessica Thein, Bobbi J. Carothers   +2 more
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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1517-1532, September 2026.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
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Balancing the Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Social Network Analysis to Study Complex Social Systems

Complexity, Governance & Networks, 2015
Social Network Analysis (SNA) can be used to investigate complex social systems. SNA is typically applied as a quantitative method, which has important limitations.
Danny Schipper, Wouter Spekkink
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Consumer Behavior Analysis in Digital Marketing Using AI and Big Data Analytics: A Narrative Review and Methodological Taxonomy

WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2026.
AI and Big Data in Consumer Behavior Analysis. ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of digital consumer data has challenged traditional approaches to understanding behavior in digital marketing. Existing reviews often focus on individual methods and give limited guidance on how analytical techniques compare or how they should be selected for specific marketing
Leonidas Theodorakopoulos, Alexandra Theodoropoulou   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The “Network Effect” in Management: Social Network Analysis (SNA)

Journal of Positive Management
Purpose: This article delves into the nature of horizontality in management, delineating both its qualitative and quantitative features. It is the first attempt to determine the preconditions for achieving the network effects, i.e., the impact generated by the connectivity between network participants.
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Understanding Chinese Students' Social Networks and Second Language Identity Construction During Study Abroad in the UK

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Second language (L2) identity has gained increasing attention for its role in shaping study abroad (SA) experiences, yet its relationship with social networks remains underexplored. Drawing on social network theory and L2 identity framework, this qualitative study examined the interplay of L2 identity construction and social networks among ...
Citing Li, Qufei Wang, Chenchen Zhang
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