Methods in Democratic Network Governance

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Methods for Network Governance Research: an Introduction

   • Peter Bogason, Mette Zølner

   Pages 1-20

3. A Comparative and Multi-level Analysis of Governance Networks: a Pilot Study of Employment Policy

   • Jacob Torfing

   Pages 21-40

4. Empirical Findings: Seven Network Stories

   • Jacob Torfing

   Pages 41-73

5. Comparative Analysis Based on Expert Reports

   • Jacob Torfing

   Pages 74-98

6. Document Analysis of Network Topography and Network Programmes

   • Anders Esmark, Peter Triantafillou

   Pages 99-124

7. Qualitative Interviews: Studying Network Narratives

   • Mette Zølner, Iben Ørum Rasmussen, Allan Dreyer Hansen

   Pages 125-147

8. Studying Local Network Exclusion through Observation and Diaries

   • Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing

   Pages 148-178

9. Interactive Focus Group Interviewing in Studies of Network Governance

   • Bodil Damgaard, Eva Sørensen

   Pages 179-206

10. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Network Governance: Promises, Problems, Pay-offs and Potentials

    • Susana Borrás, Hans-Peter Olsen

    Pages 207-223

11. Conclusion

    • Peter Bogason, Mette Zølner

    Pages 224-232

12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-249

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Methodological questions about how to study democratic network governance have so far received little research attention. This book aims to remedy this by addressing some important methodological questions in relation to case studies of the multilevel network governance of employment policy in Britain, France and Denmark.

• Comparative analysis
• employment
• employment policy
• governance
• Policy

• Roskilde University, Denmark

  Peter Bogason

• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

  Mette Zølner

SUSANA BORRÁS Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark BODIL DAMGAARD Assistant Professor, Danish National Institute of Social Research, Denmark ANDERS ESMARK Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark ALLAN DREYER HANSEN Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark HANS-PETER OLSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark IBEN ØRUM RASMUSSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark EVA SØRENSEN Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark JACOB TORFING Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark PETER TRIANTAFILLOU Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark

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