Contributions

  • Pierre, Jon. - Contributor
  • Peters, B. Guy. - Contributor
  • Stoker, Gerry. - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Manchester University Press, Manchester, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing8001852

Classifications

  • DDC320.01
  • LCCJA71 .D43 2008

Description

"Institutionalism has become one of the dominant strands of theory within contemporary political science. Beginning with the challenge to behavioural and rational choice theory issued by March and Olsen, institutional analysis has developed into an important alternative to more individualistic approaches to theory and analysis. This body of theory has developed in a number of ways, and perhaps the most commonly applied version in political science is historical institutionalism that stresses the importance of path dependency in shaping institutional behaviour." "The book consists of a set of strong essays by noted international scholars from a range of sub-disciplines within the field of political science, each analysing their area of research from an institutionalist perspective and assessing what contributions this form of theorising has made, and can make, to that research. The result is a balanced and nuanced account of the role of institutions in contemporary political science, and a set of suggestions for the further development of institutional theory."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Debating institutionalismManchester University Press2008-01-01

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