Developments in mathematics and social theory and in techniques of communication and computation have brought network analysis to a state where it can be practically applied over a broad spectrum. Surprisingly, this mode of analysis has not been adopted by practitioners and scholars of peace and conflict studies to the extent that it ought to be. Examples of types of analysis that could have important applications are given, using network concepts such centrality, structural equivalence, and regular equivalence.
Author Bio(s)
Alvin W. Wolfe, is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, at the University of South Florida. For thirty (30) years he coordinated applied anthropology internships and taught courses in network analysis. With his students, he has been applying formal network analysis to many social situations, including personal support networks and networks within and among organizations, especially in the area of health and human services. Dr. Wolfe serves as Resident for the Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA). In 1994, he organized, with Honggang Yang, the Southern Anthropological Society's Key Symposium on Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution, the Proceedings of which were published in 1996. Professor Wolfe was among the founders of the Sunbelt Social Network Conference, as well as the International Network for Social Network Analysis. In 2001, he founded the Florida Health and Human Services Board, Inc.
Keywords
Bruce Kapferer's network model, network analysis, network thinking, peace and conflict studies
Publication Date
5-2004
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2004.1045
Recommended Citation
Wolfe, Alvin W.
(2004)
"Network Thinking in Peace and Conflict Studies,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 11:
No.
1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2004.1045
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol11/iss1/4
