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Institutional theory: problems and prospects

Institutionentheorie: Probleme und Perspektiven
[research report]

Peters, B. Guy

Corporate Editor
Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien

Abstract

'Die theoretische Perspektive des Institutionalismus war in den letzten Jahren sehr erfolgreich, weist aber immer noch einige wesentliche theoretische und methodologische Probleme auf. Eines dieser Probleme ist, daß Institutionalismus oft sehr unbeweglich wirkt. Ein weiteres Problem bezieht sich auf... view more

'Die theoretische Perspektive des Institutionalismus war in den letzten Jahren sehr erfolgreich, weist aber immer noch einige wesentliche theoretische und methodologische Probleme auf. Eines dieser Probleme ist, daß Institutionalismus oft sehr unbeweglich wirkt. Ein weiteres Problem bezieht sich auf die Schwierigkeiten Institutionen zu messen. Diese Probleme werden im vorliegenden Papier diskutiert und das Konzept der 'Institutionalisierung' kritisch beleuchtet, mit dem Ziel die Dynamik des Vorganges besser zu begreifen und bessere Erklärungen für soziale und politische Phänomene mit Hilfe des Institutionalismus zu erzielen.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'Institutional theory in political science has made great advances in recent years, but also has a number of significant theoretical and methodological problems. The most important of these problems is the generally static nature of institutional explanations. Also, there is a nagging problem of the... view more

'Institutional theory in political science has made great advances in recent years, but also has a number of significant theoretical and methodological problems. The most important of these problems is the generally static nature of institutional explanations. Also, there is a nagging problem of the difficulties in measuring institutional variables in other than simplistic, nominal categories. As well as discussing these problems this paper addresses the static nature of institutional theory by examining the concept of 'institutionalization', and the creation (and tearing down) of institutional structures. The paper argues that by considering institutionalization as a continuous variable rather than a nominal variable we can begin to understand better the dynamics of institutions themselves, and therefore also develop better institutional explanations for other social and political phenomena.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
institutional change; institutionalization; system theory; value change; structural change; institutionalism

Classification
General Concepts, Major Hypotheses and Major Theories in the Social Sciences
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories

Method
basic research

Document language
English

Publication Year
2000

City
Wien

Page/Pages
18 p.

Series
Reihe Politikwissenschaft / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Politikwissenschaft, 69

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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