Structuring Politics: Historical Institutionalism In Comparative Analysis (cambridge Studies In Comparative Politics)
by Sven Steinmo /
1992 / English / PDF
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This volume brings together original essays by scholars working on
a diverse range of empirical issues, but whose work is in each case
informed by a "historical institutional" approach to the study of
politics. By bringing these pieces together, the volume highlights
the methodological and theoretical foundations of this approach and
illustrates the general contributions it has made to comparative
politics. The essays demonstrate the potential of the approach to
illuminate a broad range of issues such as how and why institutions
change, how political ideas are filtered through institutional
structures in the formation of specific policies, and how
institutional structure can have unintended effects on the shaping
of policy. Through these richly detailed pieces, the reader is
provided not only a thorough understanding of the method of
analysis but also an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of
the approach.
This volume brings together original essays by scholars working on
a diverse range of empirical issues, but whose work is in each case
informed by a "historical institutional" approach to the study of
politics. By bringing these pieces together, the volume highlights
the methodological and theoretical foundations of this approach and
illustrates the general contributions it has made to comparative
politics. The essays demonstrate the potential of the approach to
illuminate a broad range of issues such as how and why institutions
change, how political ideas are filtered through institutional
structures in the formation of specific policies, and how
institutional structure can have unintended effects on the shaping
of policy. Through these richly detailed pieces, the reader is
provided not only a thorough understanding of the method of
analysis but also an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of
the approach.
