러시아 경제엘리트의 사회연결망분석 :전문가 인터뷰를 통한 사례연구 (Social Network Analysis of the Russian Business Elite: Case Studies based on Interviews of Experts)

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초록

This study aims to do a social network analysis of the Russian business elite during the Putin administration. To do this, the author consulted Moscow's Levada Center to analyze the top fifty executives chosen by Forbes Magazine in 2007. Given the difficulty of conducting direct investigation or interviews of the business elites, the research was done by analyzing the data acquired through in-depth interviews of twelve experts ranging from scholars, journalism-related experts and economists.
According to the obtained results, in 2007, the Russian business elite consists of four clusters that each have one person as a core. Three smaller clusters at the lower level are also found. Business elites that rank high on the Forbes ranking, without exception, are found to have a cozy relationship of some kind with powerful politicians. Meanwhile, collaborative relationship is often seen within the banking and the metal industry. In the gas or the oil industry however, one finds individual relationships between the business elites and politicians instead of cluster forms.
The social network of the chosen fifty business elites can be categorized as follows: collusion with powerful politicians, collaborative relationship with business elites engaged in the same industry sector, family and school ties, and antagonistic relationship with the politicians. As was shown in previous studies, this study also confirms that the relationship with the powerful politicians is first and foremost important factor that exerts influence on the status and wealth of the business elites. Nevertheless, this study also finds that in forming Russian business elites, collaborative relationship with other business elites, family and kin relations, and school ties are important variables in sustaining the elites' status and wealth. Such finding shows that the business elite is a group that is not under the absolute influence of a single factor but has a vibrant inner dynamic that can be sustained or changed through many different factors.

영어초록

This study aims to do a social network analysis of the Russian business elite during the Putin administration. To do this, the author consulted Moscow's Levada Center to analyze the top fifty executives chosen by Forbes Magazine in 2007. Given the difficulty of conducting direct investigation or interviews of the business elites, the research was done by analyzing the data acquired through in-depth interviews of twelve experts ranging from scholars, journalism-related experts and economists.
According to the obtained results, in 2007, the Russian business elite consists of four clusters that each have one person as a core. Three smaller clusters at the lower level are also found. Business elites that rank high on the Forbes ranking, without exception, are found to have a cozy relationship of some kind with powerful politicians. Meanwhile, collaborative relationship is often seen within the banking and the metal industry. In the gas or the oil industry however, one finds individual relationships between the business elites and politicians instead of cluster forms.
The social network of the chosen fifty business elites can be categorized as follows: collusion with powerful politicians, collaborative relationship with business elites engaged in the same industry sector, family and school ties, and antagonistic relationship with the politicians. As was shown in previous studies, this study also confirms that the relationship with the powerful politicians is first and foremost important factor that exerts influence on the status and wealth of the business elites. Nevertheless, this study also finds that in forming Russian business elites, collaborative relationship with other business elites, family and kin relations, and school ties are important variables in sustaining the elites' status and wealth. Such finding shows that the business elite is a group that is not under the absolute influence of a single factor but has a vibrant inner dynamic that can be sustained or changed through many different factors.

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