A nemzetközi kapcsolatok hálózattudományi megközelítései
Network science approaches to International Relations

Summary/Abstract: The increasing complexity of the international sphere and of interactions at the international level challenges the traditional methodological possibilities of the International Relations (IR) discipline. The dramatic increase in the number of state and non-state actors and the accelerated interactions of technical innovations and globalization require the development of new methodological tools that can trace and analyze international complexity. Of these methodological possibilities, this study focuses on the disciplinary application of network science: it examines the history, the essential bibliographical milestones, methodological alternatives, as well as the opportunities and limitations of the network science approach to International Relations. The primary purpose of this paper is to briefly present the most important trends of the network approach in the field of international studies.

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