Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability A Neglected Mechan
’In a compelling and accessible, grounded and theoretically informed style, this book opens up new lines of research into the micro politics of institutional change efforts, both resistant and transformative. Students of social change will be building upo
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Jan Olsson
Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability
Jan Olsson
Subversion in Institutional Change and Stability A Neglected Mechanism
Jan Olsson Örebro University Örebro, Sweden
ISBN 978-1-349-94921-2 ISBN 978-1-349-94922-9 DOI 10.1057/978-1-349-94922-9
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book was developed from a conference paper entitled ‘Politics as Institutional Subversion: a neglected mechanism in explaining institutional change and continuity’. It was presented at the International Conference on Public Policy in Milan, Italy, 1–4 July 2015. Theme 10, Panel 12: Political Agency in the Policy Process. The idea of making a short book, a so-called Pivot, was suggested at the conference by the Commissioning Editor Jemima Warren at Palgrave Macmillan. I immediately liked the idea of developing my arguments on subversive action and institutional dynamics at greater length than a conference paper or an article could afford. I am really grateful to Jemima for this good idea and for our efficient cooperation during quite an intensive autumn! There are a number of other persons who have supported me with comments in the process of theorizing and writing. A draft of the conference paper was presented at the Political Science Seminar at Örebro University, Sweden. My colleague Joachim Åström was a discussant at this seminar and contributed with critical comments that were really valuable for making the final version of the conference paper. I am also grateful for
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