Het schakelingen-perspectief getoetst aan drie voorbeelden uit de koloniale politiek in Indonesië

Samenvatting

Analysis of linkages provides a special type of historical approach focusing attention on the reformulation of policies from one administrative level to another. Here, this perspective is used in three case studies of Dutch colonial politics in Indonesia in the 1800s, with respect to: (1) development of towns; (2) military expansion; & (3) railroad construction. Analysis shows that the theoretical levels do not correspond with groups of interest & that the term "linkage" has a variety of meanings; moreover, historical data are lacking. It is concluded that the linkage perspective offers few advantages over traditional network analysis, although it is helpful in avoiding level reductionism & level determinism. 14 References. Adapted from the source document.