States in Networks: Network Approach in International Studies
https://doi.org/10.31249/poln/2019.03.14
Abstract
In this work we review articles devoted to the network analysis of international relations, which were published in foreign journals during last 10 years. We also consider the Russian input to the network studies of international relations. The articles we review can be divided into two topical groups: on the one hand, there are studies of interstate relations in the system of international organizations and military conflicts; on the other hand, the network of interstate relations can be analyzed in the context of trade links. Network analysis gives an opportunity to analyze the structure of international relations, its dynamics, as well as to evaluate power and influence of states in the network. Network analysis is also used as a secondary method to test hypotheses about factors of interstate links formation or about links’ influence on various political and economic processes.
About the Author
I. E. Gavrilenkova
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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