Olsson Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability

A Neglected Mechanism
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-94922-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 120 Seiten, eBook

This book theorizes subversive action, a neglected mechanism in the new institutionalism literature. Subversive action is political in nature, secretly undermining some institutions to open up alternative ideas or to secure existing institutions by secretly undermining adversaries. An example is a politician who promises change in public, but does something else behind the scenes to preserve the status quo. The book addresses the nature and meaning of subversive action and the contexts that give rise to it, as well as how it can work as an important mechanism behind institutional change and continuity. The book will interest students and scholars of public policy, public administration and political science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olsson, Jan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter1. Introduction.- Chapter2. Agency in new institutionalism.- Chapter 3. Subversive action.- Chapter 4. Subversive action in context.- Chapter 5. Stability, change and subversive action.- Chapter6. Conclusion and reflections.

Über Autor(innen)

Jan Olsson is Professor of Political Science at Örebro University, Sweden. His research focus is on policy analysis, public administration, and planning. He has published articles on policy-making, implementation, multi-level governance and inside activism in journals such as the  Journal of European Public Policy ,  Planning Theory and Practice , and Environmental Politics .