Nettsider med emneord «institutionalism»

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

ARENA Working Paper 15/2008 (No full text version available)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

This paper addresses Joschka Fischer's vision for Europe by way of institutionalist theory; how and by what instruments can a transition of the EU in line with Fischer's vision be conducted and controlled?

ARENA Working Paper 22/2000 (html)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

What lessons can be drawn from European integration when it comes to balancing unity and diversity?

ARENA Working Paper 24/2005 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

Is the European Research University going to be a historical parenthesis? University dynamics is seen as driven by tensions between three of the key institutions of modern society - science, representative democracy and the market economy - and between different policy-sectors and levels of governance. What kind of university and what kind of academics are we likely to see in future, and what will be the University's role in society?

ARENA Working Paper 08/2007 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

This paper presents three landmark articles on “The new institutionalism” that are part of a research agenda launched more than twenty years ago.“The new institutionalism” offers a perspective on how political life is organized, functions and changes in contemporary democracies. In contrast with an older institutionalism that used formal-legal rules as proxies for political action, the new institutionalism is behavioral.

ARENA Working Paper 13/2007 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

This paper draws out an institutional perspective of political relations along two theoretical assumptions: (i) that identity and logic of appropriateness mitigates rational choice and (ii) that history is path-dependent and subject to fluctuating interests and institutional dynamics rather than being linear and predictable.

ARENA Working Paper 05/1998 (html)

James G. March and Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

To what extent does the Open Method of Coordination represent a watershed in education policy at the European level?

ARENA Working Paper 16/2006 (pdf)

Åse Gornitzka

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

This article is an argument in the public debate on innovation and innovation policy; focus is directed towards institutional requirements and democratic concerns. A broader conception of innovation is applied than what is often the case in political/administrative argumentation. The paper is in Norwegian.

ARENA Working Paper 04/2004 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

What are the variables primarily affecting bureaucrats' autonomy in decision-making and recruitment? This paper directs our focus towards institutional features in an attempt to define the conditions stimulating - or countering - bureaucratic autonomy.

ARENA Working Paper 15/1998 (html)

Morten Egeberg

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

What lines could be drawn between constructivism and institutionalism with regards to subject matter and theoretical assumptions? This paper presents an unusual synthesis; empirics are drawn from national officials in EU committees, with focus on role conceptions and decision-making behaviour.

ARENA Working Paper 31/1999 (html)

Jarle Trondal

Publisert 9. nov. 2010 10:52

This paper outlines some theoretical and empirical tasks for an institutional account of European integration, focusing on the uneven development of an EU system of governance.

ARENA Working Paper 02/2000 (html)

Johan P. Olsen