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Síť institucionálních aktérů rozvoje malého města
The Network of Institutional Actors in the Development of a Small Town
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Abstract The aim of the article is to describe the relations between institutions in the public, private and non-profit sectors that are considered the most important actors of negotiation and decision-making in local development. These institutions and the relations between them are defined as a social netw... view more
The aim of the article is to describe the relations between institutions in the public, private and non-profit sectors that are considered the most important actors of negotiation and decision-making in local development. These institutions and the relations between them are defined as a social network. A study was carried out in the small Czech towns of Blatná, Český Krumlov and Velké Meziříčí, and data were collected in 2007 and 2008. The first part of the article describes the institutional actors, the collection of the relational data, and the context of the three towns that were studied. The analytical part consists of social network analysis. Basic quantitative characteristics are used to describe and compare the social networks of the institutional actors in the local development of the three towns. The conclusions indicate the unconditional significance of local public administration institutions and the significance of other local institutions; relations to extra-local institutions are rather weak. A section on methodology at the end of the article contains methodological notes on Hellinger divergence and SNA.... view less
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Sociology
Free Keywords
social network analysis; institutional actors in local development; Blatná; Český Krumlov; Velké Meziříčí; Czech Republic
Document language
Czech
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
281–299 p.
Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 46 (2010) 2
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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