Power, accidents, and institutional changes
The case of a Chinese hospital in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11494513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shu-Yun Ma (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Shu‐yun Ma (0009-0006-8120-9296, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-174 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Continuity and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-4160 • E-ISSN: 1469-218X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0268416012000094 |
| OpenAlex | W2042681940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
In response to the call for more investigation on ‘institutional dynamism’, this article examines the role of power and accidents in causing institutional changes, employing the theoretical perspective of historical institutionalism. The impact of two ‘accidents’ (epidemics) on the institutional setting of a hospital in Hong Kong under different power contexts (changes of political sovereignty) is analysed as a case study. The finding is that power matters more than accidents. This is not to deny the importance of accidents. Accidents matter because they produce windows of opportunity for institutional changes to take place. Through political manoeuvres powerful actors may decide which accidents should cause change
Dynamism · Historical institutionalism · Institutional analysis · Institutional change · Institutionalism · New institutionalism · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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Methods of Political Reasoning
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |