Methods in Democratic Network Governance

SUSANA BORRÁS Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkBODIL DAMGAARD Assistant Professor, Danish National Institute of Social Research, Denmark ANDERS ESMARK Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkALLAN DREYER HANSEN Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, DenmarkHANS-PETER OLSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Intercultural Communication and Management, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkIBEN ØRUM RASMUSSEN PhD Candidate, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, DenmarkEVA SØRENSEN Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkJACOB TORFING Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, DenmarkPETER TRIANTAFILLOU Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, Roskilde University, Denmark

• Methods for Network Governance Research: An Introduction; P.Bogason & M.Zølner A Comparative and Multi-level Analysis of Governance Networks: A Pilot Study of Employment Policy; J.Torfing Empirical Findings: Seven Network Stories; J.Torfing Comparative Analysis Based on Expert Reports; J.Torfing Document Analysis of Network Topography and Network Programmes; A.Esmark & P.Triantafillou Qualitative Interviews: Studying Network Narratives; M.Zølner, A.D.Hansen & I.Ø.Rasmussen Studying Local Network Exclusion through Observation and Diaries; E.Sørensen & J.Torfing Interactive Focus Group Interviewing in Studies of Network Governance; B.Damgaard & E.Sørensen Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Network Governance: Promises, Problems, Pay-offs and Potentials; S.Borrás & H-P.Olsen Conclusion; P.Bogason & M.Zølner