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Susan Paterson¹, Elizabeth E W McInerney¹, Scotney D Evans¹

¹Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.

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Summary

Social network analysis (SNA) assessed connectivity in three South Florida collaboratives. Findings varied, highlighting challenges and power dynamics in organizational networks.

Keywords:

action research collective impact nonprofit organizations organizational collaboratives power social justice social network analysis

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Area of Science:

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Community Research
Network Analysis

Background:

Community collaboratives are crucial for addressing complex social issues.
Understanding organizational connectivity is key to effective collective action.
Social network analysis (SNA) offers a quantitative approach to map and analyze these connections.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate the application of SNA in evaluating connectivity within diverse community coalitions.
To explore the utility of SNA as an action research tool in real-world collaborative settings.
To identify challenges and the influence of power dynamics in organizational networks.

Main Methods:

Case study approach examining three distinct South Florida collaboratives: youth homelessness, university student concerns, and social justice.
Social network analysis (SNA) employed to assess the frequency of communication and connectivity between organizations.
Data analysis utilized Gephi for two collaboratives and R for network centrality in another.

Main Results:

Varying levels of connectivity were observed across the three case examples.
The frequency of inter-organizational communication served as a primary indicator of network cohesion.
Specific software (Gephi, R) was used for network visualization and centrality measurements.

Conclusions:

SNA provides valuable insights into the structure and dynamics of community collaboratives.
Challenges exist in applying SNA as an action research tool, including data collection and interpretation.
Power dynamics among organizations significantly influence network structure and collaborative effectiveness.