Methods in Democratic Network Governance

Methodological questions about how to study democratic network governance have so far received little research attention. This book aims to remedy this by addressing some important methodological questions in relation to case studies of the multilevel network governance of employment policy in Britain, France and Denmark.

Auteur
SUSANA BORRÁS Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark BODIL DAMGAARD Assistant Professor, Danish National Institute of Social Research, Denmark ANDERS ESMARK Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark ALLAN DREYER HANSEN Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark HANS-PETER OLSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark IBEN ØRUM RASMUSSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark EVA SØRENSEN Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark JACOB TORFING Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark PETER TRIANTAFILLOU Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark

Contenu
Methods for Network Governance Research: An Introduction; P.Bogason & M.Zølner A Comparative and Multi-level Analysis of Governance Networks: A Pilot Study of Employment Policy; J.Torfing Empirical Findings: Seven Network Stories; J.Torfing Comparative Analysis Based on Expert Reports; J.Torfing Document Analysis of Network Topography and Network Programmes; A.Esmark & P.Triantafillou Qualitative Interviews: Studying Network Narratives; M.Zølner, A.D.Hansen & I.Ø.Rasmussen Studying Local Network Exclusion through Observation and Diaries; E.Sørensen & J.Torfing Interactive Focus Group Interviewing in Studies of Network Governance; B.Damgaard & E.Sørensen Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Network Governance: Promises, Problems, Pay-offs and Potentials; S.Borrás & H-P.Olsen Conclusion; P.Bogason & M.Zølner