LEGAL NETWORKS THE PROMISES AND CHALLENGES OF LEGAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION 539 I. NETWORK ANALYSIS BACKGROUND 540 A. What is a Network? 541 B. Network Analysis History 543 1. Social Network Analysis 544 2. Large Scale Network Analysis 546 C. Legal Network Analysis 547 1. Legal Citation Network Studies 548 2. Statutory and Regulatory Network Studies 551 3. Legal Social Networks 552 4. Criminology Network Studies 553 II. EMPOWERING LEGAL NETWORK RESEARCH 554 A. Improving Legal Network Data 554 B. Improving Legal Network Analysis Techniques 556 1. Network Statistical Models 556 2. Network Dynamics 558 3. Network Theory 558 III. AN EMPIRICAL DEMONSTRATION 559 A. Patent Citation Networks Generally 560 CONCLUSION 565