Politics in Time History, Institutions, and Social Analysis

Name: Politics in Time History, Institutions, and Social Analysis
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ISBN: 9780691117157

ISBN-10: 0691117152

ISBN-13: 9780691117157

Edition: 2004

Authors: Paul Pierson

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This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that "history matters." Most contemporary social scientists unconsciously take a "snapshot" view of the social world. Yet the meaning of social events or processes is frequently distorted when they are ripped from their temporal context. Paul Pierson argues that placing politics in time--constructing "moving pictures" rather than snapshots--can vastly enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics, and greatly improve the theories and methods that we use to explain them. Politics in Timeopens a new window on the temporal aspects of the social world. It…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 8/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Placing Politics in Time



Positive Feedback and Path Dependence



Timing and Sequence



Long-Term Processes



The Limits of Institutional Design



Institutional Development


Conclusion Temporal Context in Social Science Inquiry


Bibliography


Index