ABSTRACT
Chapter 14 draws attention to networks in a global context. Even though networks are used around the world, the analysis of global networks is in its early stages relative to the utilization of networks in addressing domestic policy domains and social problems. These networks are conceptualized and studied in different ways around the globe. This chapter offers perspectives of global network research and provides examples of global networks, with emphasis on interorganizational coordination across national territories and on a global scale. The chapter also provides a network analysis application of the United Nations SDGs to illustrate how network analysis can be used to study complex global networks within an important policy domain.
