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 fundamental
question addressed in this book, newly available in paperback, is
whether institutionalism is useful for the various sub-disciplines
within political science to which it has been applied, and to what
extent the assumptions inherent to institutional analysis can be
useful for understanding the range of behaviour of individuals and
structures in the public sector. The volume will also examine the
relative utility of different forms of institutionalism within the
various sub-disciplines. 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.
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