Talk:Core–periphery structure

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This article is in dire need of some edits. There is no core-periphery "theory," rather there are some methodological ideas about core / periphery structures from Social Network Analysis, and there is world-systems theory. World-systems theory uses the language of core-periphery, but it is not represented in this article.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.195.83.93 (talk • contribs)

• Attention: You May be an Idiot

Do you even know what a theory is? Did you know that it is possible to have a theory within a theory? Well yes of course, one may say core-periphery model and be perfectly apt in such a pronouncement... but it is still a theory! As a genius I (and other geniuses) do not hold core-periphery to be a fact, much less an exact science. This is owed to the fact that expansion can take on other forms that may appear similar to core-periphery but are economically or politically dissimilar on a functional level. Core-periphery theory is often traditionally referred to as the 'Core-Periphery Thesis', but given the general audience of wikipedia it is perhaps wise to leave the widely accepted synonym of 'theory' in its place, as the word thesis is too often associated with academic dissertations. As an aside, your improper and sensationalist use of the word "dire" is outrageously highfalutin given your nascent understanding of the subject. I scoff in your general direction! The Internet Murderer (talk) 10:50, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Ultra-periphery

Mrateb added essay regarding the Canary Islands as an example of the ultra-periphery. Rhaworth undid revisions with no commentary. The talk page (except for unsigned comment, above) was virtually nonexistent. I decided against undoing RHaworth's undo because the essay needs revisions, but a shorter version should be included. Please discuss before undoing work that is not obvious vandalism.

The question is where is the most appropriate place for Mrateb's contribution. The original core-periphery article is rather short, so the contribution has the effect of drowning out the main topic with a narrow subtopic. I would try to edit down what you wrote to 100-200 words that focuses on defining "ultra-periphery". Then, mention the Canary Islands as an example. Most of the bulk of the contribution is specific to the Canary Islands, so it would be more appropriate to include in the article on the Canary Islands rather than in the core-periphery article. An appropriate place would the section on the economy of the Canary Islands, and again, the contribution should be shortened so that it doesn't dominate the existing article. Leehach (talk) 17:05, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• I felt that my note at User talk:Mrateb was necessary and sufficient discussion. -- RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 18:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Can you please clarify? Wikipedia:Talk_Page says that standard talk pages are for discussing an article and user talk pages are for notes and comments to users. Why did you choose not to include your comments on the edits on the article's talk page? --Leehach (talk) 04:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

• I have what I call a "shoot first ask questions later" policy. Ie. I do edits and only discuss them if someone asks. Since you have asked, some comment is now appropriate here: in my view, the closure reason in this AfD discussion shows (after the event), complete justification for my deleting Mrateb's stuff from this article. -- RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 06:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

just read the article

First it is assessed that it is a theory by a specific person at a given time. Later in the article it is stated that in other disciplines this notion is much older. That is not theory, that is why this article is inconsistent. Thanks, GerardM (talk) 08:47, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

I agree - there used to be an article focused on the world systems theory approach with a similar name to this article. It kind of reads like they've merged it with an article about social network analysis and conflated the two. --Vincent Choya (talk) 15:10, 23 June 2021 (UTC)