ABSTRACT
The organizational field of drug demand reduction (DDR) policy and practice in the four countries studied has particularly been described and analysed in terms of so called attribute variables. An organizational field net is a configuration of interorganizational relations among all the members of an organizational field. Density is an important network property with respect to how “close” the different actors are to each other. For example, the speed with which information may be transmitted among the organizations of a field varies inversely with the density of communication ties. The density of relationships in the Czech Republic is highest in the networks of strategic co-operation, information communication, and common activities. The exchange network is the least dense while exchange of support and resources lie somewhat in-between the others. One of the most prominent structural characteristics in the analysis of organizational fields is the notion of centrality since it gives an answer to the question: “Who has the power?”.
