A Social Network Analysis of Global Citizenship Education in Europe and North America

In the last decade GCED has developed in Europe and North America (EUNA) through conceptual, political and pedagogical negotiations among policymakers, educators, and community members. Working from the geographic area understood as “the global north”, EUNA actors are positioned within complex global relations. Drawing on the results of a Social Network Analysis, this chapter is a contribution towards understanding patterns of relationships among key GCED actors across the region. Adopting a whole network approach, the study discusses the structural characteristics of the system following the investigation of three one-mode networks, based on direct ties: collaboration, information exchange, and meetings.