Cross-border networks of connections of Poland,
Belarus and Ukraine on the example of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme PL-BY-UA 2007–2013 Cover Image

Transgraniczne sieci powiązań Polski, Białorusi i Ukrainy na przykładzie programu współpracy transgranicznej PL-BY-UA 2007–2013
Cross-border networks of connections of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine on the example of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme PL-BY-UA 2007–2013

Author(s): Dawid Błaszczak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Theory, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: social networks; cross-border cooperation; social capital; CBC program PL-BY-UA 2007–2013

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the nature of the relationship and position of the actors involved Cross-Border Cooperation Programme PL-BY-UA 2007–2013. Part of the analysis is the characteristics of networks based on indicators such as the centrality and density of the network, node degree, the strength of connections, number and location of points of intersection, bridges and broker network. The proposed article analysis is to answer the following questions: What is the share of public and private institutions, states and cities in PWT? What is the shape of the network: a centralized or composed of unconnected components? Has a cooperation network is sustainable if it is dominated by certain actors? To what extent and to what extent those involved in networking use, create and multiply their social capital, understood in the category of participation in the network access to other operators and network resources?

  • Issue Year: 14/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 43-64
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish