Institutional stability and change
Two Sides of the Same Coin1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes Lindner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 912-935 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1350176032000148360 |
| OpenAlex | W2065323885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
The article explores the dialectic relationship between institutional stability and change. It contends that in order to understand institutional change we have to uncover the sources of institutional stability. Four reproduction mechanisms are identified in this article which stabilize institutional settings: (i) the bargaining power of the anti-change coalition; (ii) the interdependence between policy sub-fields; (iii) the costs of switching to another institutional setting; and (iv) the ability to accommodate pressure for change through minor adaptations. Each reproduction mechanism has its individual points of vulnerability. When the reproduction mechanisms lose force, institutional change is likely to come about. The article also sheds light on the difference between formal and informal change. It argues that the form that institutional change takes is influenced by the willingness of actors to bear the high costs of formal change, by the distribution of the power to enact formal change, and by the reproduction mechanism that stabilizes the original institutional setting. Keywords: EU budgetinformal institutionsinstitutional changepath dependence
Bargaining power · Biology · Dialectic · Distribution (mathematics · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Institutional change · Institutional theory · Mechanism (biology · Microeconomics · Order (exchange · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Power (physics · Reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Stability (learning theory · Vulnerability (computing · Ecology · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,77 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |