Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study
Social Network Analysis (SNA) has received growing attention among diverse academic fields for studying ‘social relations’ among individuals and institutions. Unfortunately, its application has remained limited in the study of livelihood systems of rural poor. Complexity in rural livelihoods has...
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| description | Social Network Analysis (SNA) has received growing attention among diverse academic fields for studying ‘social relations’ among individuals and institutions. Unfortunately, its application has remained limited in the study of livelihood systems of rural poor. Complexity in rural livelihoods has increased sharply in the face of increased pressure on natural resources and rapid shift in farm-based to non-farm based employments. This poses great challenge to successful livelihood intervention in rural areas. On one hand, rural development/extension needs to cater to diverse information and service need of the rural people; on other hand, rural institutions need to deliver livelihood-sustaining services more efficiently, which often need institutional restructuring at multiple levels. To achieve these challenges, a strong innovative analytical tool is required for understanding the complexity of rural livelihoods and the associated role of rural institutions. SNA provides excellent scope to analyse such complex systems and interactions among their components. This article proposes an outline of using SNA in livelihood system analysis. The analysis can provide answer to many questions of practical importance – Who are the influential actors in a livelihood system? Which are the key institutions contributing towards sustainable livelihoods? How do these actors interact among themselves? This will help rural development administrators to deliver livelihood-supporting services more efficiently through informed targeting and capacity building. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16e70f80bf3744c8968137b7bf3206402022-12-21T21:17:32ZengACCB PublishingSpace and Culture, India2052-83962014-11-012310.20896/saci.v2i3.36Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System StudySanchayeeta MisraRupak Goswami0Debabrata Basu1Rabindranath Jana2Assistant Professor Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda UniversityProfessor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia-741252Associate Scientist – ‘A’, Sociological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata-700108Social Network Analysis (SNA) has received growing attention among diverse academic fields for studying ‘social relations’ among individuals and institutions. Unfortunately, its application has remained limited in the study of livelihood systems of rural poor. Complexity in rural livelihoods has increased sharply in the face of increased pressure on natural resources and rapid shift in farm-based to non-farm based employments. This poses great challenge to successful livelihood intervention in rural areas. On one hand, rural development/extension needs to cater to diverse information and service need of the rural people; on other hand, rural institutions need to deliver livelihood-sustaining services more efficiently, which often need institutional restructuring at multiple levels. To achieve these challenges, a strong innovative analytical tool is required for understanding the complexity of rural livelihoods and the associated role of rural institutions. SNA provides excellent scope to analyse such complex systems and interactions among their components. This article proposes an outline of using SNA in livelihood system analysis. The analysis can provide answer to many questions of practical importance – Who are the influential actors in a livelihood system? Which are the key institutions contributing towards sustainable livelihoods? How do these actors interact among themselves? This will help rural development administrators to deliver livelihood-supporting services more efficiently through informed targeting and capacity building.http://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/36Sustainable livelihoodsLivelihood systemSocial network analysisRural developmentRural extension |
| spellingShingle | Sanchayeeta Misra Rupak Goswami Debabrata Basu Rabindranath Jana Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study Space and Culture, India Sustainable livelihoods Livelihood system Social network analysis Rural development Rural extension |
| title | Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study |
| title_full | Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study |
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| title_short | Application of Social Network Analysis for Livelihood System Study |
| title_sort | application of social network analysis for livelihood system study |
| topic | Sustainable livelihoods Livelihood system Social network analysis Rural development Rural extension |
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