Surviving the Peace: Organizational Responses to Deinstitutionalization of Irish Peacebuilding

被引:6
作者
Cannon, Sheila M. [1 ]
Donnelly-Cox, Gemma [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Trinity Coll Dublin, Ctr Nonprofit Management, Sch Business, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Trinity Coll Dublin, Ctr Nonprofit Management, Dublin 2, Ireland
[3] Trinity Coll Dublin, Org Theory, Sch Business, Dublin 2, Ireland
关键词
deinstitutionalization; defensive institutional work; organizational population; inter-organizational field; mapping; peacebuilding organizations; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; DECLINE; TRANSFORMATION; FAILURE; MEDIA; FALL;
D O I
10.1177/0899764013517051
中图分类号
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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摘要
This qualitative study explores the deinstitutionalization of peacebuilding in Ireland and how the core population of peacebuilding organizations are responding. We document organizational responses to the understudied phenomenon of deinstitutionalizationthe weakening and dissipating of an institutionalized set of practices and beliefs. We rigorously map the field and population under study, illustrating the challenge and necessity of delineating a field of actors involved in a complex social process. This research contributes to understanding deinstitutionalization in two ways. First, we illustrate how organizations both adapt to and resist the challenge of deinstitutionalization. Second, organizations can act as custodians of outgoing traditions, turning to their communities and engaging in defensive institutional work, which seems to enhance their organizational survival.
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页码:360 / 378
页数:19
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