Insights from Analytical Comparisons: Power Dynamics and Institutional Change
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This discussion explores insights gained from examining various academic papers concerning the dynamics of power and institutional change. Led by Franziska Wolff from Öko-Institut e.V., we delve into key themes from the Call for Papers, including the agency of power, the interplay of political change, and existing taxonomies. We analyze the relational specificity of power, as outlined by Barnett and Duvall, alongside Thelen's taxonomy of institutional change. Through a comparative approach, we highlight lessons learned and implications for understanding power relations.
Insights from Analytical Comparisons: Power Dynamics and Institutional Change
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Discussion • Franziska Wolff • Öko-Institut e.V.
What have we learned from the papers? • Discussion and analytical comparison of papers against • Questions of CfP: agency/power; change (incl. politics) • existing taxonomies of power & change • Taxonomy of power by Barnett/Duvall (2005): • Relation through which power works: interaction of actors vs. relations of constitution (power over/ power of) • Relational specificity: direct vs. diffuse forms of power • Taxonomy of (institutional) change by Thelen (2002): • power-distributional appraoch • functionalistic-utilitarian appraoch • cultural-sociological appraoch • historical-evolutionary appraoch
