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On conventions, institutions, power and uncertainty - some cursory remarks
Über Konventionen, Institutionen, Macht und Unsicherheit - einige kursorische Bemerkungen
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Abstract "There is no catch all theory in social sciences. The strength of convention theory does not consist in establishing the priority of conventions in the first place, but in providing more powerful analytical tools in view of social interaction and development by bringing both of them into play, with ... view more
"There is no catch all theory in social sciences. The strength of convention theory does not consist in establishing the priority of conventions in the first place, but in providing more powerful analytical tools in view of social interaction and development by bringing both of them into play, with their respective influence as being part of the analysis itself for any given situation. There is no definite explanation for the very existence of conventions but at best some historical reconstruction of the processes in which specific conventions and conventional categories developed. The focus of empirical and historical analysis must be on the interplay between conventions being brought into play by actors and the institutional structures and the constellations of power that are influenced by but cannot be reduced on the Impact of conventions." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
convention; institution; power; security; social relations; historical analysis
Classification
General Concepts, Major Hypotheses and Major Theories in the Social Sciences
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 36-43
Journal
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 4
Issue topic
The "Économie des Conventions"
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.4.36-43
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed