One particular method for social network analysisSocial network analysis (SNA) is a methodological approach that has been found very useful in dissecting and better understanding complex governance arrangements. In this context, it has been applied in numerous studies to underst... More (SNA) is the Net-Map tool (cf. Schiffer and Hauck 2010). Net-Map is an interview-based, participatory network mapping method which combines quantitative SNA measurements with qualitative network narratives. The Net-Map tool aims to identify all relevant actors in a concrete governanceThe process of formulating decisions and guiding the behaviour of humans, groups and organisations in formally, often hierarchically organised decision-making systems or in networks that cross decision-making levels and sector bou... More setting, understand actors’ roles and interlinkages, their motives, influence, and obtained benefits. The network maps co-created during the interviews by the interviewee and interviewer are then used to discuss striking characteristics of the mapped network, such as absent links between actors, very central actors, or similar where underlying reasons are provided through the qualitative information gathered through the interviews.
References
Schiffer, E. and Hauck, J. (2010). Net-Map: Collecting Social Network Data and Facilitating Network Learning through Participatory Influence Network Mapping. Field Methods 22(3) 231-249. DOI: 10.1177/1525822X10374798
