Th e number of educational networks, in which schools and out-of-school actors seek to meet current educational challenges, is steadily rising. Th e resulting structures of participation and power have so far hardly been addressed in scientifi c studies. Taking the example of the educational network RuhrFutur we focus on this desideratum through qualitative analyses. Empirical results indicate hierarchies based on positions of structural power.
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