Max Weber and Institutional Theory

This book presents a collection of essays on institutional theory written by the German sociologist and Weber-expert M. Rainer Lepsius. Based on Weber's work, the author develops concepts of institutional theory, which he subsequently applies to topics such as National Socialism, democratizatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Lepsius, M. Rainer (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Wendt, Claus (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Political science.
Religion and culture.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Political sociology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319447087
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-44708-7
Physical DescriptionVII, 221 p. 2 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction to Lepsius' Concept of Institutional Theory
  • 2 Interests and Ideas. Max Weber's Allocation Problem
  • 3 The Institutionalization and Deinstitutionalization of Rationality Criteria
  • 4 Institutional Analysis and Institutional Policy
  • 5 The Institutionalization of Rationality Criteria and the Role of Intellectuals
  • 6 Modernization Policy and Institution Building: Criteria of Institutional Differentiation
  • 7 Trust in Institutions
  • 8 Max Weber's Concept of Charismatic Authority and Its Applicability to Adolf Hitler's "Führerstaat"
  • 9 From Fragmented Party Democracy to Government by Emergency Decree and National Socialist Takeover: Germany
  • 10 Extreme Nationalism. Structural Conditions of National Socialist Seizure of Power
  • 11 The "Ethics" of Institutions
  • 12 The Legacy of Two Dictatorships for the Political Culture of United Germany
  • 13 The Formation of German Political Culture by Institutional Orders.

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