Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics
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"Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics Context triple: [James G. March, notableWork, Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics]
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The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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“The Logic of American Politics”
“The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
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The Calculus of Consent
The Calculus of Consent is a foundational work in public choice theory that analyzes how constitutional rules and collective decision-making processes shape political and economic outcomes.
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Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City
"Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City" is a landmark political science study that analyzes the distribution of power and democratic decision-making in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics Target entity description: "Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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A.
The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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B.
“The Logic of American Politics”
“The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
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C.
The Calculus of Consent
The Calculus of Consent is a foundational work in public choice theory that analyzes how constitutional rules and collective decision-making processes shape political and economic outcomes.
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D.
Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City
"Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City" is a landmark political science study that analyzes the distribution of power and democratic decision-making in New Haven, Connecticut.
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E.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
- F. None of above. chosen
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academic work
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book ⓘ organizational theory book ⓘ political science book ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
institutions provide rules and norms for actors
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institutions shape political behavior ⓘ political life is organized by institutional structures ⓘ |
| author |
James G. March
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Johan P. Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
how institutions structure political action
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the organizational basis of politics ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | logic of consequentialism ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
institutional theory
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theory of political institutions ⓘ |
| critiques | overly rationalistic models of political behavior ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept | logic of appropriateness ⓘ |
| examines |
organizational routines in politics
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rules and norms in political institutions ⓘ symbolic aspects of institutions ⓘ |
| field |
organizational theory
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political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
decision-making
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governance ⓘ institutions ⓘ political behavior ⓘ |
| influencedField |
comparative politics
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organizational studies ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic in institutional theory
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seminal work in new institutionalism ⓘ |
| supportsView |
institutions are central to understanding governance
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political actors follow institutionalized rules ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach | new institutionalism ⓘ |
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graduate education in political science
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graduate education in public administration ⓘ |
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