Revealing community structures in the resolutions co-authorships network of the Philippine House of Representatives
Abstract
This study shows the non-formal structure, as revealed by the actual patterns of interaction, within the Philippine House of Representatives based on the analysis of interaction in the House Resolutions Co-authorships Network for the 10th to 13th Congresses. It is found that the networks exhibited high clustering, and very short average path lengths, close to unity. Major and minor sub-networks are revealed in the network due to its relatively low-level connectivity. Boundary nodes are also identified – the nodes which separate the sub-networks from one another, acting both as hubs and as central nodes. Expected partisan clustering among the members does not persist, while regional and sectoral classifications among the communities become evident.
