Arbeitspapier

Culture, agency and power: Theoretical reflections on informal economic networks and political process

Do network theory really offer a suitable concept for the theorization of informal processes of economic regulation and institutional change? This working paper challenges both essentialist and skeptical attitudes to networks through an examination of the positive and negative effects of network governance in contemporary societies in a range of regional contexts. The analysis focuses on three broad principles of non-state organization - culture, agency and power - and their role in shaping processes of economic and political governance. It will be shown that the effective theorization of informal regulatory processes requires attention to the specific interaction of culture, agency and power in particular social contexts. Emphasizing a grounded theory approach, this article draws on cutting-edge network research from East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and Western societies to develop theoretical tools for the comparative study of non-state governance and its impact on wider processes of institutional change.

ISBN
978-87-7605-355-0
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: DIIS Working Paper ; No. 2009:27

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Soziales Netzwerk
Grounded Theory
Institutioneller Wandel
Welt

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Meagher, Kate
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
(wo)
Copenhagen
(wann)
2009

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Meagher, Kate
  • Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

Entstanden

  • 2009

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