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Recasting Institutionalism: Institutional Analysis and Public Policy.
- Source :
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European Political Science . Dec2012, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p537-550. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- In its rational, organisational, historical and discursive varieties, the new institutionalism research agenda is arguably the most successful paradigm in comparative politics and public policy analysis. However, neo-institutional practice applied to comparative policy analysis reveals four pitfalls, that is, 'institutional determinism', 'drop in the box', 'second best residual explanations' and 'theoretical conjectures without foundational mechanisms'. We illustrate and examine the pitfalls and consider the conceptual and methodological implications for the comparative analysis of policies. In the conclusion, we present options for rescuing institutional analysis from bad practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16804333
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Political Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 83467584
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2012.1