Middle‐Range Theories of Institutional Change

Νεε, Victor

doi:10.1111/socf.12476

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“…2 This debate reflects the difficulty of proposing a general theory of change. Consistently, we aim to present patterns of change that do not aspire to be proper laws (Nee, 2018). Additionally, radical changes imply a 'great leap', while linear changes imply a slow and gradual trend.…”

Section: Changing Paths: De-marginalization Of Peripheriesmentioning

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Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Storti

Urso

Reid

2023

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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What are the economic, social and institutional mechanisms that make it possible for peripheral areas to regain centrality? To address this issue, the paper takes stock of the current scientific debate on peripheries. Our reasoning is based on a general assumption according to which simple geographic features do not determine per se socio‐spatial divisions. Peripheral areas are not natural. By contrast, they are the outcomes of more or less intentional processes that imply hierarchical and power relationships, unequal allocation of economic resources, and reliance upon relational patterns and social norms. Therefore, it is essential to observe how and if multidimensional socio‐economic changes may occur within peripheral areas, deconstructing their marginality. In this regard, this paper highlights four main endogenous mechanisms upon which a demarginalization process may rely: 1) transformation in the features of the local institutional make‐up; 2) emergence of collective actions and ‘self‐governance’ processes at the local level; 3) renovation of elite groups; and 4) establishing economic renewal and innovation.

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Section: Changing Paths: De-marginalization Of Peripheriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Storti

Urso

Reid

2023

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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“…By the time the world society had embarked on global CSR initiatives to respond to the increasing influence of multinational corporations (hereafter MNCs), Chinese efforts to ride the waves of the global economy had taken off. The Communist Party began to initiate economic reforms by introducing market principles in 1978, and ever since, China has sought to pursue "capitalism with Chinese characteristics" (Huang 2008;Nee 2018). Chinese firms sprung from government entities and gradually transformed into modern corporate entities throughout the 1990s and 2000s, thus representing a unique combination of private and public ownership (Lin et al 2020).…”

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Political Embeddedness or World Cultural Pressure? Explaining Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China, 2006–2020¹

Kim

Koo

2022

Sociological Forum

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How do organizations respond to institutional complexity arising out of both domestic and global forces? We focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in China and empirically test the effects of both domestic institutional connections and world cultural linkage. We analyze the adoption of CSR reports compiled by 3,757 listed firms in China from 2006 to 2020 via a discrete-time event history framework. We seek to explain the adoption of two different forms of CSR reports: those explicitly referencing global models and those written under the guidance of government agencies. To what extent is the adoption of CSR reports attributable to political signaling from the party-government nexus or world culture pressures? Do the influences operate similarly for the reports based on national governmental directives and those more explicitly linked to world society? Our findings conclude that the firms' global connectedness better explains the adoption of Global Reporting Initiative-based reports. In contrast, their linkage to domestic political processes, especially at the central level, is well attuned to the versions promoted by government agencies.

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“…New economic sociology (NES), when it first appeared in the middle 1980s, had plentiful interactions with New Institutional Economics (NIE), especially regarding the ideas of Douglass North and Elinor Östrom. But some years later the interactions became less frequent and fruitful (Nee and Swedberg, 2008) (Nee, 2005;2018). This article intends to integrate different theoretical fields, (New Organizational Institutionalism -NOI 2 , NES and NIE) for explaining the institutional processes (formation, reproduction and change) which constrained technological choices in the history of the Brazilian electricity sector.…”

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Institutional Reproduction and Change: An Analytical Framework for Brazilian Electricity Generation Choices

Pavanelli¹,

Igari²

2019

IJEEP

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Energy transitions will be shaped, among other aspects, by their Institutional historical trajectory. Institutions reproduce and change over the time, and these processes have been investigated under different and sometimes confronting approaches. We proposed a framework which articulates different institutionalism approaches to understand the dominance of hydroelectricity in the Brazilian matrix. The framework articulates institutional processes to explain its reproduction and change over time. Findings point out that institutional path dependence and isomorphism have precluded the adoption of other technologies in Brazil. Contrarily, momentary external or internal crisis in the field rapidly fostered the emergence of electricity generation transition from almost fully hydroelectric to a hybrid matrix with thermal (fossil and biomass) and wind power. Crises presented an opportunity to strategic action of social skilled agents on institutional change. This analytical framework improves the integration of complementary theoretical approaches for understanding institutional dynamics in order to guide policymakers.

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Middle‐Range Theories of Institutional Change

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Political Embeddedness or World Cultural Pressure? Explaining Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China, 2006–2020¹

Institutional Reproduction and Change: An Analytical Framework for Brazilian Electricity Generation Choices

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Cited by 6 publications

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Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Exiting the periphery: Possible pathways towards a socio‐economic and institutional de‐marginalization of places

Political Embeddedness or World Cultural Pressure? Explaining Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China, 2006–20201

Institutional Reproduction and Change: An Analytical Framework for Brazilian Electricity Generation Choices

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