 Network analysis and actor-centred approach — A critical reviewPeter K. Aurenhammer Forest Policy and Economics, 2016, vol. 68, issue C, 30-38 Abstract: The paper refers to the application of actor-centred analytical approaches in forest development policy science. These approaches relate to the analytical features of actors, power, networks as well as formal and informal interests, defined also in Krott's analytical approach. Examples for a methodological framework and methods applied in analytical forest development policy research, are given from the author's own approach. In this paper, the author first anchors these analytical approaches in overall social science research and distincts them from other schools (table). He focuses then, in the ‘methodological discussion’, on how networks, are being perceived in various ways, by different schools, and on the limitations and risks appearing in the development and application of network approaches. The paper provides guidance on how to deal with these limitations and how to apply (analytical) network approaches. Finally conclusions are drawn on how analytical (network) approaches could be further developed or improved. Keywords: Analytical approach; Methodology; Network analysis; Development policy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:forpol:v:68:y:2016:i:c:p:30-38 DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.12.010 Access Statistics for this article Forest Policy and Economics is currently edited by M. Krott More articles in Forest Policy and Economics from Elsevier |
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