Other than having the dubious distinction of
being one of very few women on the SNA All-Stars list, Professor Emilie
Hafner-Burton is a professor at the School of International Relations and
Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Her work integrates social network analysis
with the fields of international relations (IR), economics, and gender studies.
In particular, her research examines how social network analysis can be used to
identify the influence of networks on international outcomes.
Since the early 2000s, Professor Hafner-Burton
has collaborated with academics such as Professor Alexander Montgomery and
Professor Miles Kahler to apply social network analysis to international
relations.
Her paper with Professor Montgomery, “Power
Positions: International Organizations, Social Networks, and Conflict” looks
at the ties between members of intergovernmental organization (IGO), and how
these ties result in ‘clusters’ of shared ideology that heavily influence
policy decisions. These clusters can lead to inequalities of social power
between states, which are major factors in either keeping peace or declaring
war.
Another paper, “Network Analysis for
International Organizations” lays the foundations for the potential of
using social network analysis in international relations. In this paper,
Professors Hafner-Burton, Montgomery, and Kahler argue that using social
network analysis allows us understand the hierarchies and bargaining
relationships between states. Using social network analysis also allows for the
measurement and study of the core IR concept of ‘power’.
Professor
Hafner-Burton holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of
Wisconsin—Madison.
1 comment:
Really well done; you've highlighted her very important contributions to SNA in IR. And watch this space; more and more women are entering the field.
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