Rescuing Aunt Sally: Taking institutional theory seriously in urban politics

被引:98
作者
Lowndes, V [1 ]
机构
[1] De Montfort Univ, Dept Publ Policy, Leicester LE7 9SU, Leics, England
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D O I
10.1080/00420980120080871
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The sub-discipline of 'urban politics' has been constructed in opposition to a traditional version of 'institutional theory'- an approach that collapsed the political processes affecting urban communities with the workings of elected local government. Attention has shifted towards the broader influences on local decision-making and to the growing fragmentation of urban government and the rise of 'partnerships'. The article argues that recent developments, far from signifying the last gasp of 'institutionalism', call for a reformulated theory of the (diverse) institutional constraints within which urban political processes operate. Drawing on insights from the 'new institutionalism', the article discusses processes of institutional change and differentiation; the underlying shift from strong to weak forms of institutional constraint; and the challenges involved in redesigning local political institutions.
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页码:1953 / 1971
页数:19
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