Governance networks that are affected by, and that must respond to, wicked problems, such as flooding, are highly complex. While we cannot capture all the social interactions that underly these structures, we can realistically describe this complexity from the perspective of the involved individuals. Thus, the article presented here addresses the question how to take into consideration the individuals' egocentric perspective in the analysis of governance networks that respond to wicked problems. In response to this question we offer concrete methodological guidelines for readers who wish to systematically map and compare egocentric networks. We demonstrate the usefulness of this template with an integrated analysis of the networks of four individuals who operate in a postflood governance context in Germany. We also present evidence that the template produces reliable data on the density, mutuality, and breadth of individuals' networks that support realistic and comparable descriptions.

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引入以自我为中心的方法来探索洪水后治理网络中的信息流

受诸如洪水之类的邪恶问题影响并且必须做出响应的治理网络非常复杂。尽管我们无法捕捉到构成这些结构背后的所有社会互动，但我们可以从相关个人的角度来现实地描述这种复杂性。因此，本文中提出的文章解决了以下问题：在分析应对邪恶问题的治理网络时，如何考虑个人的自我中心观点。针对这一问题，我们为希望系统地映射和比较以自我为中心的网络的读者提供了具体的方法论指南。我们通过对在德国洪灾后治理环境中运作的四个人的网络进行综合分析，来证明此模板的有用性。