NETWORK ANALYSIS, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK POLITICS

This paper is an introduction to new approach in politics and its central focus، state. In this approach، the state is a struggle place where a number of politics networks try to take more share of ability to make decision about scarce resources. The paper begins with a question of what network analysis and finally analyzes basic framework of “Network Politics” in state’s analysis. In network politics، taking a position is the main reason for the action، the political power is the subject of struggle and the main goal of political action is to take more share of power. “Network Politics Approach” as a way of state’s analysis is a continuation of bringing the state back. This paper has offered preliminary analysis framework of network politics.