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Abstract
The paper assesses the structures and the dynamics of transnational cooperation projects promoted by Local Action
Groups (LAGs) in different periods (from LEADER II to LEADER Axis) using Social Network Analysis (SNA) in a
specific case study: the Veneto region in Italy. The classical indexes of SNA have been critically examined, moreover
the paper presents innovative indexes able to capture the peculiarity of transnational cooperation: disaggregated
densities of the network and transnational centrality of the node. These indexes are useful in order to quantify how
transnational a network actually is, and to measure the power-information that each actor (LAG) can acquire through
its transnational contacts. The methodology can become an instrument for Managing Authorities to implement new
forms of evaluation of transnational cooperation of LAGs.