Research on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Based on Social Network Analysis

摘要

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a burgeoning regional international organization. It has played important role in many respects, such as political and economic. Researches which focused on this organization have gained many attentions for a long time. The Social Network Analysis (SNA) is considered to be an effective method in the study of relationships. Our manuscript is mainly based on the economic and trade data among the members of the ASEAN in 2013. With the help of the Organizational Risk Analyzer (ORA), we finished quantitative calculation of network parameters. All the results showed that the Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia have occupied the central positions. Due to the limitation of the raw data, the importance of Malaysia and Indonesia has not been fully reflected. Based on the results, we suggest that governments should pay more attention to handle the regional affairs of neighboring countries in order to enhance their influence in the ASEAN.