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Mr. Rentaro Iida, Ph.D Candidate, Georgetown University

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Alternatives: Network Analysis &<br />

Theory<br />

• Many interesting changes in party politics do not start<br />

with what’s changing within one set of actors, but<br />

what’s happening between different types of actors.<br />

• Party is a network among diverse set of actors.<br />

– Theory: Therefore, “what parties stand for” develops<br />

through intentional “brokering” efforts between interest<br />

groups and public figures like Presidents and legislators.<br />

• Network analysis: a tool to visualize and quantify such<br />

structures.<br />

– Treating the abortion debate as a dynamic network.

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