Сетевой подход к изучению структуры украинского парламента

Abstract

The article deals with the application of network analysis for the study of changes in the structure of relations between factions and groups in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the fourth convocation. The relation is generated by the deputies’ transitions from one faction or group to another during the whole period of parliament work. Analyzing some characteristics of such a network (centrality, structural gaps etc.) the authors draw some conclusions about the structuring of political elite in Ukraine and about applicability of the structural approach and network analysis methods for the study of modern Ukrainian elites.