关系网络与政治行为——西方政治网络观简析

对政治行为进行解释和理解的关键在于考察其社会背景和社会网络,这一点近年来得到西方学者的重视。西方政治网络观认为,政治行动者之间的关系网络以及行动者在网络中所占据的位置,对行动者及其群体的政治行为以及政治态度等具有重要影响。从"关系网络"的角度对选举行为、政治参与、社会运动、权力结构等进行分析,可以加深我们对政治现象乃至一般社会现象的理解,可以为社会科学研究提供新的视角,进而超越传统的二元对立,并带来新的洞见。

Social Relations Network and Political Behavior——Briefly analyzing western views on political network

The key to interpretation and understanding of political behaviors is to observe its social background and relations network,which has drawn great attention from western scholars in recently years.The relations network among political actors and actors' position in the network have a great impact upon them and their political behavior and attitude.After analyzing voting conduct,political participation,social campaign and power structure in the view of "relations network",we could improve our understanding of political phenomena and social ones and widen a new perspective for studying social science,thereby getting new ideas beyond traditional dichotomies.