Socio-Cultural Strategy

Socio-Cultural Strategy

Interrogating the Concept of Structural Holes in social networks Case Study: Chapter Seven of the Hosseinieh Mo’alla Television Program on Instagram

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student in Sociology at Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran (Corresponding author).
2 Professor, Department of Islamic Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/scs.2025.546776.1739
Abstract
The present article critically examines the concept of structural holes in social networks, with a particular focus on Chapter Seven of the television program "Hosseinieh Mo’alla" on the Instagram platform. It aims to redefine the concept of “structural holes” within the indigenous cultural-religious framework of Islamic societies and proposes the approach of "Islamic Network Analysis." Employing a qualitative-combinative methodology that includes Qualitative Social Network Analysis (QSNA), thematic analysis, and multi-source content analysis, the study investigates the relational structure, the role of intermediaries, and the impact of network gaps on information flow and identity cohesion within the network.
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  • Receive Date 13 September 2025
  • Revise Date 21 November 2025
  • Accept Date 28 November 2025