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The Study of Critical Junctures: Theory, Narrative and Counterfactuals in Institutional Theory

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The causal logic behind many arguments in historical institutionalism emphasizes the enduring impact of choices made during critical junctures in history. These choices close off alternative options and lead to the establishment of institutions that generate self-reinforcing path-dependent processes. Despite the theoretical and practical importance of critical junctures, however, analyses of path dependence often devote little attention to them. The article reconstructs the concept of critica...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
Politics and Int Relations
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
World Politics
Volume:
Volume 59, Number 3
Pages:
341-369
Publication date:
2007-04-01
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Source identifiers:
152
Deposit date:
2011-08-19

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