# Structural Holes **Entity class:** Social-network concept **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Structural holes** are gaps between otherwise weakly connected groups. Actors bridging those gaps can broker information, resources, or influence and may show high betweenness even without many direct contacts. ## Relationships - **measured through:** [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]] and [[wiki/Betweenness Centrality|Betweenness Centrality]]. - **relevant to:** [[wiki/Network Disruption|Network Disruption]] and [[wiki/Complex Contagion|Complex Contagion]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]