This study explored the relations between the farmer‐members' social networks and their interest in cooperative governance, specifically their willingness to be elected representatives. Several researchers assert that member interest in cooperative governance is related to social factors. The empirical basis consists of surveys of random samples of Swedish farmers conducted in 1993, 2003, and 2013. The results indicate a strong relationship between the social networks and the farmers' propensity to participate in cooperative governance. This relationship has persisted even though the investigated 20‐year period was very turbulent for Swedish agriculture. Over time, members have become more willing to be elected when they receive backing from their social networks, with personal networks being more important than professional networks. The professional networks are related only to the level of aspiration and not actual participation in governance. [EconLit Citations: D73, P13, Q13].

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社交网络和成员参与合作社治理

本研究探讨了农民成员的社会网络和他们的合作治理利益的关系，特别是他们是否愿意成为选举产生的代表。几位研究人员断言，成员对合作社治理的兴趣与社会因素有关。该经验基础包括对瑞典农民在1993年，2003年和2013年进行的随机抽样调查。结果表明，社交网络与农民参与合作社治理的意愿之间存在密切的关系。即使所调查的20年期间对于瑞典农业来说非常动荡，这种关系仍然存在。随着时间的推移，成员们更愿意当他们收到来自后盾他们的社交网络被选举，与个人网络比专业的网络更加重要。专业网络仅与期望水平有关，与实际参与治理无关。[EconLit引文：D73，P13，Q13]。