Volume 13 • Issue 2 • PP: 10–17 • 2025
Network Structures and Systemic Dynamics of Globalization Processes: Gephi Based Analysis
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In this study, we look at globalization processes over a longitudinal time horizon in the global system to reduce the fragmentation of analytical perspectives while integrating structural and relational dimensions. The analysis examines the dynamics of a complex network in global contexts, including economic, technological, institutional, and informational linkages, to identify systemic patterns that have implications for governance in the area of global integration. Based on a theoretical framework, we position this research to improve the understanding of globalization dynamics into empirically observable structures for the scholarly community. In this paper, we provide empirical insights into the structure of global networks by showing how connectivity and centrality have jointly shaped interaction patterns and asymmetries in the globalization process, affecting the stability of the system. Within each of these dimensions, we integrated observations into a multi-level repeated-measures analysis of network indicators (nodes × ties). Differences were assessed by use of a combination of correlation techniques and regression models, and network metrics within the global system that are relevant to these dynamics. Gephi-based visualization resulted in the exclusion of isolated components not being used for explanatory modeling and statistical testing. A significant main effect was found for network type and it influenced only the strength of associations and structural dependencies. The interaction of global actors of different system positions with other forms of global connectivity through network structures suggests that actors who are new to operating in a highly connected system may be at an increased risk of marginalization. Because increases in these structural imbalances have been associated with an increased likelihood of system-level instability, network-oriented analysis is an effective and integrative approach with potential to improve analytical rigor, policy relevance, and to inform globalization-related decision-making.
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