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institutionalism

institutionalism

1 8.5
Practice of keeping existing organizations and formal rules to maintain stability
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəlɪzəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : institucionalismo
  • Finance, however, is more commonly addressed in an increasingly impotent context of institutionalism.
  • neoliberal institutionalism
  • new institutionalism

Examples

  • There is a significant literature in IPE that explores the fundamental factors that drive trade policy and specifically regional arrangements, including work that focuses, for example, on institutionalism, neofunctionalism, and societal factors.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The dominant North American approaches to international institutions—neorealism and neoliberal institutionalism—focus almost completely on material incentives and effects to explain institutional development.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Yet what version of institutionalism is most fruitful?

    Academic text (1996)
  • In my mind, even short explanations of this work of institutionalism make it plain that it's about interaction.

  • Stories that speak to that and show the journeyman triumphing over institutionalism are just a normal offering anymore.

    Blog text (2)
  • Robert Keohane is largely responsible for the development of neoliberal institutionalism and many of its subsequent innovations.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Still, historical institutionalism emphasizes the rules or conventions promulgated by formal organizations.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Pansters argues that personalism and institutionalism were fused to produce a new form of political organization (1990, 74-75).

    Academic text (1996)
  • For these reasons, what some of us in the social sciences call historical institutionalism promises to function as a helpmate to the kind of rich, textured, plural liberalism advocated so passionately by Berlin.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The theory of institutionalism emphasizes the importance of established rules in maintaining social order.

Synonyms

conservatism
vsinstitutionalism
83 4.9

A belief in keeping traditional values and avoiding quick change

stresses formal rules and procedural stability rather than broad political ideology
traditionalism
vsinstitutionalism
2 6.5

Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture

emphasizes formal rules and institutional processes rather than cultural customs
conformism
vsinstitutionalism
1 7.7

Following usual rules and beliefs without asking questions

is driven by institutional structures and formal procedures rather than mere social pressure
conventionality
vsinstitutionalism
1 6.9

Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things

centers on formal institutional rules and stability rather than informal customs
establishmentarianism
vsinstitutionalism
  • Formal
9.9

A belief in supporting traditional institutions like the government or the church

prioritizes formal institutions and rules for stability rather than backing current leaders
establishmentism
vsinstitutionalism
  • Formal
9.9

Support for the existing social and political order

focuses on formal procedures and institutional stability instead of simply backing power
conventionalism
vsinstitutionalism
  • Formal
8.1

A preference for usual ways of thinking or behaving, for example in art

focuses on established institutions and formal procedures rather than personal norms

Antonyms

1 7.8

Belief in making slow changes to laws and society rather than sudden change

Opposed to people and groups in power

How Institutional

institutionalism
  • Formal
1 8.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

institutionalism = institutional (transparent) = institution + al + ism

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'institutional' to denote a doctrine, practice, or ideology.

Etymology

Institutionalism comes from institution (like institute), whose basic idea is 'to set up' or 'create', plus the ending -ism meaning 'a belief or practice'. So institutionalism is the belief or practice of following established organizations and rules, which is why it often prefers stability over change.