Identifying power elites—k-cores in heterogeneous affiliation networks |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark;2. Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 24, 0.57, 2000 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;1. Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark;2. Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Porcelænshaven 24, 0.57, 2000 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;1. Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique (GeM, UMR 6183 CNRS), École Centrale Nantes, 1 rue de la Noë, BP 92101, F-44321 Nantes, France;2. Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (iMMC), Université catholique de Louvain, 4 ave. G. Lemaître, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;1. Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Bocconi University, Italy;2. Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Specifying network boundaries is fundamental in the study of social structures of elite networks. However, traditional methods do not offer clear criteria on either size or composition of the elite, and rely on numerous ad hoc decisions. A methodological framework that is inductive, reproducible and suitable for comparative research is proposed. First, a comprehensive dataset of the 5079 affiliation networks of all potentially powerful sectors in Denmark was assembled. Second, these heterogeneous affiliation networks were weighted to account for potential level of social integration. Third, a weighted modification of k-cores is used to identify a power elite of 423 individuals. |
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