  The alpha-cluster states of $^{22}$Ne are studied within the framework of the
semimicroscopic algebraic cluster model (SACM). The band structure, energy
spectrum as well as E2 and E1 transitions are calculated and are compared with
the experimental data. The results are also compared with those obtained from
two microscopic models: the deformed-basis antisymmetrized molecular dynamics
(DAMD) approach and the generator-coordinate method (GCM). It is found that the
prominent bands obtained in the latter frameworks all have equivalents in the
SACM and the agreement between the calculated spectroscopic properties is
rather good, especially for positive-parity states.
