A análise de redes sociais no mundo lusófono: contributos para o conhecimento de uma comunidade científica em desenvolvimento

This article intends to characterize a group of social scientists we have distinguished by its use of social network analysis (SNA) as a theoretical and methodological perspective, and which we circumscribe to the lusophone’s world. Through the characterization of their social profile and the measurement of these actors interdependencies (collaboration, advice and co-authorship), we wish to contribute to the explanation of the development of SNA in the lusophony. We elaborate hypothesis concerning the inhibitors and motivators of its development in this linguistic context.