As it currently stands, the Network Theory of Power is not a recognized theory in IS literature per http://is.theorizeit.org/, but that is not to say, that it couldn't eventually be recognized by IS scholars.

Many thanks Timothy for clarification. I will visit the link to see other available theories.

Bakari

Castell's theory is not an IS theory, but that does not mean it cannot be used in IS research. A scientist cab use theories from other disciplines when they are opening up new possibilities for research. E-government is studied in many disciplines, from different points of view. Castell's theory is a sociological theory, especially embedded in organizational studies. It is a network theory and he projected it on the change of organizational forms in the 1970s. Those changes appeared the same time new ICTs appeared on the market that would change organizational structures directly. The changes Castell describes were not dependent on these ICTs, but were of course influenced by them. They were used by organizations to make production more lean and to alter relations with labor. I do not think Castell's theory will become an IS theory, but it could be quite interesting to see what it means for IS research, espcially concerning business informatics and e-governance.