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Progressive Movement USA – Network Analysis

FAS.research, San Francisco

2006

Project Description:
The network visualization directs our view to the peaks of the progressive movement landscape in the US. If enterprises form a peak with others this must not necessarily reflect their influence on politics in general. It just shows that there are strong and dense ties between these enterprises forming the peak and more loose ties to those enterprises surrounding them. Many peaks suggest a rich variety of interests and formation of networks around these interests. Our research interest is ongoing. We intend to grow our database. This analysis is based on a network of 7531 people and 345 enterprises.

Legend:
Nodes represent institutions of the progressive and liberal landscape in the US. The larger the node, the more influential the enterprise is within this network. Red nodes represent the peaks. Grey Nodes represent semiperipheral and peripheral enterprises. If enterprise A and enterprise B share a mutual director, trustee, advisor or chief editor on their boards, they are linked through a line. The thicker the line, the more people with any such functions are shared.