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Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability

A Neglected Mechanism

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Authors:
  1. Jan Olsson

    1. Örebro University , Örebro, Sweden

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  • Addresses an important but neglected mechanism behind institutional change and stability

  • Contributes to and complements new institutionalism, in particular normative institutionalism

  • Illuminates a number of empirical examples from a theoretical perspective

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 1-10

  3. Agency in New Institutionalism

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 11-37

  4. Subversive Action

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 39-61

  5. Subversive Action in Context

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 63-81

  6. Stability, Change, and Subversive Action

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 83-104

  7. Conclusions and Reflections

    • Jan Olsson
    Pages 105-113

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 115-120
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About this book

This book theorizes subversive action, a neglected mechanism in the new institutionalism literature. Subversive action is political in nature, secretly undermining some institutions to open up alternative ideas or to secure existing institutions by secretly undermining adversaries. An example is a politician who promises change in public, but does something else behind the scenes to preserve the status quo. The book addresses the nature and meaning of subversive action and the contexts that give rise to it, as well as how it can work as an important mechanism behind institutional change and continuity. The book will interest students and scholars of public policy, public administration and political science. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Örebro University , Örebro, Sweden

    Jan Olsson

About the author

Jan Olsson is Professor of Political Science at Örebro University, Sweden. His research focus is on policy analysis, public administration, and planning. He has published articles on policy-making, implementation, multi-level governance and inside activism in journals such as the Journal of European Public Policy, Planning Theory and Practice, andEnvironmental Politics.

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