Dynamic network analysis and the study of dark networks : assessing the effects of changes in British counterterrorism policy on radical Islamist networks in the UK, 19992008 / Cale Horne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Cale D., 1978- author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Islam and politics--Great Britain.

Islam and politics.

Network analysis (Planning).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.

Summary:

Network analysis is growing in popularity as an empirical method in political science. As with any novel method, early applications can reveal a range of promises and pitfalls. This article examines the use of dynamic network analysis in Horne and Bestvate?s article, Assessing the Effects of Changes in British Counterterrorism Policy on Radical Islamist Networks in the UK, 19992008. As a computational form of network analysis, special attention is given to definitions and concepts in network analysis, the appropriate uses and limitations of dynamic network analysis, the process of constructing and analyzing computational networks, lessons learned from a multi-year research project, and the methods unique promise as a tool for counterterrorism policy evaluation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5264-7643-6

9781526476432

OCLC:

1084517707