Institutional Theory in Political Science, Fourth Edition
| Author | : B. Guy Peters |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781786437938 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1786437937 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (937 Downloads) |
Download or read book Institutional Theory in Political Science, Fourth Edition written by B. Guy Peters and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional theory plays a significant role in contemporary political science. As in the previous editions, the new fourth edition provides an overview of the major institutional approaches in the discipline, as well as considering the possibility of a more integrated institutional theory. This edition also contains two new chapters. One assesses the role of informal institutions and their linkages with formal structures of governing. The second new chapter provides a detailed discussion of the processes of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization.
