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Non-Local Centrality

Non-Local Centrality

Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781799819127|ISBN10: 1799819124|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799819134|EISBN13: 9781799819141
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1912-7.ch004
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Mehmet Gençer. "Non-Local Centrality." Applied Social Network Analysis With R: Emerging Research and Opportunities, IGI Global, 2020, pp.69-95. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1912-7.ch004

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M. Gençer (2020). Non-Local Centrality. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1912-7.ch004

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Mehmet Gençer. "Non-Local Centrality." In Applied Social Network Analysis With R: Emerging Research and Opportunities. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1912-7.ch004

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Abstract

The previous chapter focused more on assessment of the local and immediate structure surrounding a social actor. In this chapter, the authors look at the actor's relative importance by considering his/her position in the whole network. Some actors fill critical gaps in the broader social structure (e.g., by brokering between two otherwise detached social groups). Hence, their importance emerges from their structural qualities at the whole network level rather than local level. In this chapter, the authors develop the concepts and metrics to assess the broader structural features of individuals.

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