Overview
- Addresses an important but neglected mechanism behind institutional change and stability
- Contributes to and complements new institutionalism, in particular normative institutionalism
- Illuminates a number of empirical examples from a theoretical perspective
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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.
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About the author
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, andEnvironmental Politics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability
Book Subtitle: A Neglected Mechanism
Authors: Jan Olsson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94922-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-94921-2Published: 26 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95676-0Published: 07 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-94922-9Published: 13 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 120
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Corporate Governance