Tér, függés, kohézió, hálózatok
Space, dependence, cohesion, networks

Summary/Abstract: The connection between traditional topics ofregional analysis, such as the well-researchedgeographical networks and the new interpretationsand analytical possibilities of the strongly mathbasedmodern network science is standing in thefocus of this paper, while also the differences ofthose two approaches are evident. The connectionis based on that basic spatial categories are alsopossible to be conceptualized in networks asspecific spaces. Networks are important elementsof complex regional systems and regions. Theapproach of network science suggests thecontinuity and interconnectivity of space, whiletraditional regional researches deal with theapproach of divided space. While in spatialresearch the networks posess obviousgeographical localization, this is not muchobservable in the graph models of networkscience. The dissolution of the duality promisesnew and interdisciplinary research outcomesespecially in the examination of cyberspace andinformation flows. The paper also examines theterms of dependency and hierarchy in connectionwith network centrality. It also deals with theregional policy’s basically network-ignoringinterpretation of the term of cohesion, putting it incontrast with the especially network-based term ofsocial capital, which could be denoted as animportant component of cohesion.

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