Methods in Democratic Network Governance

PETER BOGASON has been Professor of Public Administration at Roskilde University since 1991. Previously he taught in the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, where he also received his PhD. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Bielefeld and the University of Leiden. He is a member of the Steering Group of the European Thematic Network in Public Administration, and an expert for the EU commission in the 5th and 6th Framework Programs. His recent books include Tampering with Tradition: The Unrealized Authority of Democratic Agency (2004), Fragment

• 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