Why Institutions Matter - The New Institutionalism in Political Science

Informationen zum Autor Vivien Lowndes is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK. Mark Roberts is a Research Fellow at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. Klappentext This important new text provides a broad-ranging introduction to the 'new' institutional theories which have become increasingly influential in recent years and gives an assessment of their application and utility in political analysis. Zusammenfassung This important new text provides a broad-ranging introduction to the 'new' institutional theories which have become increasingly influential in recent years and gives an assessment of their application and utility in political analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Why Study Institutions?2. Three Phases of Institutionalism3. Rules, Practices and Narratives4. Power and Agency5. Institutional Change6. Institutional Diversity7. Institutional Design8. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Vivie Lowndes, Vivien Lowndes, Vivien Roberts Lowndes, Lowndes Vivien, Mark Roberts, Roberts Mark
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2013
• EAN: 9780333929551
• ISBN: 978-0-333-92955-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Political Analysis; Political Analysis (Palgrave H; Political Analysis; Political Analysis (Palgrave H
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Political Science, Political Science and International Studies, Political science and theory, Institutions and learned societies: general, Design;Institution;political science, Design; Institution; political science