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Dear Simone,

Please find below a couple of citations from political science or public 
policy (broadly defined, including several political sociology papers). 
They all employ centrality measures in one form or another. Perhaps you 
will find some of them useful for your purposes.

Cheers

Philip


Alpert, L.; Gainsborough, J. F. & Wallis, A. (2006), 'Building the 
capacity to act regionally - Formation of the regional transportation 
authority in South Florida', Urban Affairs Review 42(2), 143-168.

Beyers, J. (2002), 'Gaining and seeking access: The European adaptation 
of domestic interest associations', European Journal of Political 
Research 41(5), 585-612.

Beyers, J. & Kerremans, B. (2004), 'Bureaucrats, Politicians, and 
Societal Interests. How Is European Policy Making Politicized?', 
Comparative Political Studies 37(10), 1119-1150.

Böhler, M. & Vuilleumier, D. (1998), Die Schweizerische <Telecom-Policy> 
im Spannungsfeld des technologischen, ökonomischen und 
gesellschaftlichen Wandels, in Uwe Serdült & Ulrich Klöti, ed., 
'Politiknetzwerke: Beiträge zu einem Forschungsseminar'.

Chappuis, P.; Good, B. & Jörg, C. (1998), Die Implementation der 
Krankenkassenprämienverbilligung in den Kantonen Basel-Stadt, St. Gallen 
und Zürich, in Uwe Serdült & Ulrich Klöti, ed., 'Politiknetzwerke: 
Beiträge zu einem Forschungsseminar'.

Choi, S. & Brower, R. (2006), 'When practice matters more than 
government plans. A network analysis of local emergency management', 
Administration & Society 37(6), 651-678.

Cinalli, M. (2004), Horizontal Networks vs. Vertical Networks within 
Multi-Organisational Alliances: A Comparative Study of the Unemployment 
and Asylum Issue-Fields in Britain, in '‘The Changing Structure of Civil 
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Darves, D. & Dreiling, M. (2002), 'Corporate Political Networks and 
Trade Policy Formation', Humanity and Society(26), 1.

Diani, M. (1995), Green Networks: A Structural Analysis of the Italian 
Environmental Movement, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.

Dreiling, M. (2000), 'The class embeddedness of corporate political 
action: Leadership in defense of the NAFTA', Social Problems 47(1), 21-48.

Fowler, J. H. (2006), 'Connecting the congress: A study of cosponsorship 
networks', Political Analysis 14(4), 456-487.

Futó, P.; Pálné-Kovács, I.; Fleischer, T. & Dombi, P. (2003), 'The 
Evolution of Multi-level-Governance in Regional and Environmental 
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Fürst, D.; Schubert, H.; Rudolph, A. & Spieckermann, H. (2001), 
'Regional Actor Networks Between Social Capital and Regional 
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Gemperli, S.; Hollenstein, P. & Nielsen, T. (1998), Die Förderung der 
Photovoltaik in den Kantonen Aargau und Thurgau, in Uwe Serdült & Ulrich 
Klöti, ed., 'Politiknetzwerke: Beiträge zu einem Forschungsseminar'.

Getimis, P. & Demetropoulou, L. (2004), 'Towards new forms of regional 
governance in Greece: the Southern Aegean Islands', Regional & Federal 
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Gil Mendieta, J. & Schmidt, S. (1996), 'The political network in 
Mexico', Social Networks 18(4), 355-381.

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Higley, J. & Moore, G. (1981), 'Elite Integration in the United States 
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Provan, K. G.; Isett, K. R. & Milward, B. H. (2004), 'Cooperation and 
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Pálné-Kovács, I.; Paraskevopoulos, C. J. & Horváth, G. (2004), 
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Am 13.03.2012 20:42, schrieb Simone Gabbriellini:
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> Dear List,
>
> I am in looking for papers where centrality and/or centralization
> measures are used in the context of social sciences (with a preference
> for sociology).
>
> I have found a lot of papers where these measures are described in
> details, but I would like to receive some advice to select relevant
> papers where centrality and/or centralization measures are used in
> research context to support theoretical claim.
>
> Any suggestion is more than welcome!
>
> Best regards,
> Simone Gabbriellini
>
> PostDoc @ DEIS
> Università di Bologna
>
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