Sociological Perspectives on Institutions and Neo-Institutionalism

Willem Trommel; Romke van der Veen

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Sociological Perspectives on Institutions and Neo-Institutionalism

Willem Trommel, Romke van der Veen

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‘Sociology is first and foremost the science of institutions’ (Durkheim, 1950: ix) Consider this early statement of Emile Durkheim and then consider the current revival of institutionalism in such variant fields as the political, administrative and economic sciences. One might easily conclude that the relevance of sociology has been rediscovered after a period of neglect. Indeed, where March and Olsen (1984) stress the importance of the ‘organizational factor in political life’ and where Weaver and Rockman (1993) argue that ‘institutions matter’ they actually call attention to what Durkheim labeled the sui generis character of social facts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Political Institutions and Public Policy
Subtitle of host publication	Perspectives on European Decision Making
Editors	Bernard Steunenberg, Frans van Vught
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	45-66
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-015-8603-0
ISBN (Print)	978-90-481-4818-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8603-0_3
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Welfare State
Social institution
Institutional change
Behavioral predisposition
Social progress

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Sociological Perspectives on Institutions and Neo-Institutionalism. / Trommel, Willem; van der Veen, Romke.
Political Institutions and Public Policy: Perspectives on European Decision Making. ed. / Bernard Steunenberg; Frans van Vught. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. p. 45-66.

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