The potential of historical institutionalism: A response to Hay and Wincott

Political Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 958-962

  Hall, Peter A ^a   Taylor, Rosemary C R ^a  

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DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00178     Document Type: Article

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1. 1 C. Hay and D. Wincott, 'Structure agency and historical institutionalism', Political Studies, 46, 5 (1998), 951-957.
2. 2 Note however, pace Hay and Wincott, that we argue historical institutionalism is quite distinctive in other respects and, although much rational choice theory is underpinned by assumptions from what we term the 'calculus approach', and many sociological institutionalists take a 'cultural' approach, we do not see the two schools as conterminous with these two approaches.
3. 3 Cf. S. Gates and B. D. Humes, Games, Information and Politics (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1997), ch. 4; S. Krasner, 'Sovereignty: an institutional perspective', Comparative Political Studies, 21 (1988), 66-94.
4. 3 Cf. S. Gates and B. D. Humes, Games, Information and Politics (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1997), ch. 4; S. Krasner, 'Sovereignty: an institutional perspective', Comparative Political Studies, 21 (1988), 66-94.
5. 4 Cf. P. Milgrom and J. Roberts, Economics, Organization and Management (Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prentice Hall, 1992); Fritz Scharpf, Games Real Actors Play (Boulder CO, Westview, 1997).
6. 4 Cf. P. Milgrom and J. Roberts, Economics, Organization and Management (Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prentice Hall, 1992); Fritz Scharpf, Games Real Actors Play (Boulder CO, Westview, 1997).
7. 5 Cf. P. DiMaggio, 'Interest and Agency in Institutional Theory' in L. G. Zucker (ed.), Institutional Patterns and Organizations (Cambridge MA, Ballinger, 1988), pp. 3-21; N. Fligstein, The Transformation of Corporate Control (Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1990); W. R. Scott, Institutions and Organizations (London, Sage, 1995), ch. 4; and J. W. Meyer and R. L. Jepperson, 'The "Actors" of Modern Society: Cultural Rationalization and the Ongoing Expansion of Social Agency' in W. W. Powell and D. Jones (eds), Remaking the Iron Cage: Institutional Dynamics and Processes (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1997).
8. 5 Cf. P. DiMaggio, 'Interest and Agency in Institutional Theory' in L. G. Zucker (ed.), Institutional Patterns and Organizations (Cambridge MA, Ballinger, 1988), pp. 3-21; N. Fligstein, The Transformation of Corporate Control (Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1990); W. R. Scott, Institutions and Organizations (London, Sage, 1995), ch. 4; and J. W. Meyer and R. L. Jepperson, 'The "Actors" of Modern Society: Cultural Rationalization and the Ongoing Expansion of Social Agency' in W. W. Powell and D. Jones (eds), Remaking the Iron Cage: Institutional Dynamics and Processes (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1997).
9. 5 Cf. P. DiMaggio, 'Interest and Agency in Institutional Theory' in L. G. Zucker (ed.), Institutional Patterns and Organizations (Cambridge MA, Ballinger, 1988), pp. 3-21; N. Fligstein, The Transformation of Corporate Control (Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1990); W. R. Scott, Institutions and Organizations (London, Sage, 1995), ch. 4; and J. W. Meyer and R. L. Jepperson, 'The "Actors" of Modern Society: Cultural Rationalization and the Ongoing Expansion of Social Agency' in W. W. Powell and D. Jones (eds), Remaking the Iron Cage: Institutional Dynamics and Processes (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1997).
10. 5 Cf. P. DiMaggio, 'Interest and Agency in Institutional Theory' in L. G. Zucker (ed.), Institutional Patterns and Organizations (Cambridge MA, Ballinger, 1988), pp. 3-21; N. Fligstein, The Transformation of Corporate Control (Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1990); W. R. Scott, Institutions and Organizations (London, Sage, 1995), ch. 4; and J. W. Meyer and R. L. Jepperson, 'The "Actors" of Modern Society: Cultural Rationalization and the Ongoing Expansion of Social Agency' in W. W. Powell and D. Jones (eds), Remaking the Iron Cage: Institutional Dynamics and Processes (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1997).
11. 6 These are especially evident in the last paragraph of p. 955 and the first three paragraphs of p. 956.
12. 7 Cf. J. D. Johnson, 'On the Cultural Dimensions of Rational Choice Theory', paper presented to the Mid-west Political Science Association, Chicago, 1990; D. Laitin, Identity Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago press, 1998).
13. 7 Cf. J. D. Johnson, 'On the Cultural Dimensions of Rational Choice Theory', paper presented to the Mid-west Political Science Association, Chicago, 1990; D. Laitin, Identity Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago press, 1998).
14. 8 N. Fligstein, 'Social skill and institutional theory', American Behavioral Scientist, 40, 4 (1997), 397-405.
15. 9 Even here, however, there is some movement among rational choice theorists. See M. Levi, 'A Model, a Method and a Map: Rational Choice in Comparative and Historical Analysis' in M. Lichbach and A. Zuckerman (eds), Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture and Structure (New York NY, Cambridge University Press, 1997), pp. 19-41.
16. 10 For a flavor of recent contributions, see: C. Bryant and D. Jary (eds), Giddens' Theory of Structuration: a Critical Appreciation (London, Routledge, 1991); P. Bourdieu and L. Wacquant, An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1992); and the February 1997 issue of American Behavioral Scientist. W. H. Sewell's 'A theory of structure: duality, agency and transformation', American Journal of Sociology, 98, 1 (1992), 1-29 is particularly helpful.
17. 10 For a flavor of recent contributions, see: C. Bryant and D. Jary (eds), Giddens' Theory of Structuration: a Critical Appreciation (London, Routledge, 1991); P. Bourdieu and L. Wacquant, An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1992); and the February 1997 issue of American Behavioral Scientist. W. H. Sewell's 'A theory of structure: duality, agency and transformation', American Journal of Sociology, 98, 1 (1992), 1-29 is particularly helpful.
18. 10 For a flavor of recent contributions, see: C. Bryant and D. Jary (eds), Giddens' Theory of Structuration: a Critical Appreciation (London, Routledge, 1991); P. Bourdieu and L. Wacquant, An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1992); and the February 1997 issue of American Behavioral Scientist. W. H. Sewell's 'A theory of structure: duality, agency and transformation', American Journal of Sociology, 98, 1 (1992), 1-29 is particularly helpful.
19. 10 For a flavor of recent contributions, see: C. Bryant and D. Jary (eds), Giddens' Theory of Structuration: a Critical Appreciation (London, Routledge, 1991); P. Bourdieu and L. Wacquant, An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1992); and the February 1997 issue of American Behavioral Scientist. W. H. Sewell's 'A theory of structure: duality, agency and transformation', American Journal of Sociology, 98, 1 (1992), 1-29 is particularly helpful.
20. 11 Compare R. Dahl's famous definition of the power of A as the capacity to get B to do something that he would not otherwise do, A Preface to Democratic Theory (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1956). Cf. E. Friedberg, Local Orders: Dynamics of Organized Action (London, Jai Press, 1997), ch. 9.
21. 11 Compare R. Dahl's famous definition of the power of A as the capacity to get B to do something that he would not otherwise do, A Preface to Democratic Theory (Chicago ILL, University of Chicago Press, 1956). Cf. E. Friedberg, Local Orders: Dynamics of Organized Action (London, Jai Press, 1997), ch. 9.
22. 12 Cf. P. Pierson, 'The Scope and Nature of Business Power: Employers and the Development of the American Welfare State, 1900-1935', paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 1995.
23. 13 For one example, see J. Jenson, 'Paradigms and political discourse: protective legislation in France and the United States before 1914', Canadian Journal of Political Science 22, 2 (1989), 235-58.
24. 14 Cf. J. Bohman, Public Deliberation: Pluralism, Complexity and Democracy (Cambridge MA, MIT Press, 1996); M. Hollis, Reason in Action (London, Cambridge University Press, 1996); W. H. Sewell, 'Ideologies and social revolutions; reflections on the French case', Journal of Modern History (1985), 57-85.
25. 14 Cf. J. Bohman, Public Deliberation: Pluralism, Complexity and Democracy (Cambridge MA, MIT Press, 1996); M. Hollis, Reason in Action (London, Cambridge University Press, 1996); W. H. Sewell, 'Ideologies and social revolutions; reflections on the French case', Journal of Modern History (1985), 57-85.
26. 14 Cf. J. Bohman, Public Deliberation: Pluralism, Complexity and Democracy (Cambridge MA, MIT Press, 1996); M. Hollis, Reason in Action (London, Cambridge University Press, 1996); W. H. Sewell, 'Ideologies and social revolutions; reflections on the French case', Journal of Modern History (1985), 57-85.
27. 15 Compare the observation of L. Althusser that people are 'subjects' of ideas in two respects, both in the sense that they are subject to them and in the sense that ideas allow them to be acting subjects, 'On Ideology and the State Ideological Apparatuses' in Lenin and Philosophy and the Other Essays (London, New Left Books, 1977); C. Hay, Re-Stating Social and Political Change (Buckingham, Open University Press, 1996).
28. 15 Compare the observation of L. Althusser that people are 'subjects' of ideas in two respects, both in the sense that they are subject to them and in the sense that ideas allow them to be acting subjects, 'On Ideology and the State Ideological Apparatuses' in Lenin and Philosophy and the Other Essays (London, New Left Books, 1977); C. Hay, Re-Stating Social and Political Change (Buckingham, Open University Press, 1996).
29. 16 Here, as elsewhere, we continue to maintain that historical institutionalists can borrow usefully from other fields, including sociology. Compare the observation of A. Swidler that ideologies arise most frequently in situations of uncertainty, as new templates for action are devised to replace the 'strategies for action' on which actors habitually reply; 'Culture in action: symbols and strategies', American Sociological Review, 51 (1986), 273-86. Cf. C. Geertz, 'Ideology as a Cultural System' in The Interpretation of Cultures (New York NY, Basic, 1973).
30. 16 Here, as elsewhere, we continue to maintain that historical institutionalists can borrow usefully from other fields, including sociology. Compare the observation of A. Swidler that ideologies arise most frequently in situations of uncertainty, as new templates for action are devised to replace the 'strategies for action' on which actors habitually reply; 'Culture in action: symbols and strategies', American Sociological Review, 51 (1986), 273-86. Cf. C. Geertz, 'Ideology as a Cultural System' in The Interpretation of Cultures (New York NY, Basic, 1973).
31. 17 Cf. I. Katznelson, 'Structure and Configuration in Comparative Politics' in Lichbach and Zuckerman, Comparative Politics, pp. 81-112.
32. 18 Cf. P. A. Hall, 'The Role of Deliberation in Institutional Analysis' (mimeo).