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Soviet intelligence in Stockholm during World War II: A social network analysis

Lundberg, Björn LU (2022) UNDA23 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In this thesis social network analysis is applied on the Venona project KGB cables between Stockholm and Moscow during the World War two. The method is quantitative where words are extracted according to two different coding sheets and structured in tables. Software is then used for calculations and visualization. Theoretical roles for the actors are created and literature is studied to deepen the analysis and help interpret the results.
Key finding is that extracting explicit relations mentioned in the cables corresponded well to both theoretical roles and the literature.
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author
Lundberg, Björn LU
supervisor
organization
course
UNDA23 20221
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Social network theory, social network analysis, Venona, KGB, NetDraw, Usinet, World War two, Intelligence, dark networks, criminal networks, Mercyhurst College, National security agency, NSA, cables
language
English
id
9081954
date added to LUP
2022-08-09 12:06:30
date last changed
2022-08-09 12:06:30
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis social network analysis is applied on the Venona project KGB cables between Stockholm and Moscow during the World War two. The method is quantitative where words are extracted according to two different coding sheets and structured in tables. Software is then used for calculations and visualization. Theoretical roles for the actors are created and literature is studied to deepen the analysis and help interpret the results.
Key finding is that extracting explicit relations mentioned in the cables corresponded well to both theoretical roles and the literature.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Soviet intelligence in Stockholm during World War II: A social network analysis}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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