The Analysis of Partnership Networks in Social Planning Processes

This article focuses on using social network analysis (SNA) to evaluate social planning. A case study on a regional policy, the Territorial Youth Plans (PTGs), is presented. PTGs were introduced by the Campania Region (Southern Italy) in 2009 as an effort to reform the regional youth policies to foster increased participation in decision-making processes. In our case study, we use a combination of SNA tools and multivariate data analysis techniques to analyze if and how the structure of interactions between actors at the local level shapes the quality of planning in terms of coherence and innovation.