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Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna

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  • Florentin Glötzl
  • Ernest Aigner

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The notion of an ‘orthodox core–heterodox periphery’ structure and the extent of interdisciplinary links have been widely discussed, and partially investigated bibliometrically, within economic discourse. We extend this research by applying tools from social network analysis to citation data of three economics departments located in Vienna, two mainstream and one non-mainstream, to assess their relative citation patterns. We show that both mainstream economics departments follow the asserted core–periphery pattern and have a mono-disciplinary research focus, while the citation network of the non-mainstream department has a polycentric structure and is both more heterodox and interdisciplinary. These findings suggest that discussions about the future of heterodox economics should pay more attention to the organizational level and seek allies from other disciplines.

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  • Florentin Glötzl & Ernest Aigner, 2018. "Orthodox Core–Heterodox Periphery? Contrasting Citation Networks of Economics Departments in Vienna," Review of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 210-240, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revpoe:v:30:y:2018:i:2:p:210-240
    DOI: 10.1080/09538259.2018.1449619
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    1. Aigner, Ernest, 2021. "Global dynamics and country-level development in academic economics: An explorative cognitive-bibliometric study," SRE-Discussion Papers 07/2021, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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    6. Tallgauer, Maximilian & Schank, Christoph, 2024. "Challenging the growth-prosperity Nexus: Redefining undergraduate economics education for the Anthropocene," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).

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