Diese Einfuhrung stellt den Forschungsstand des Neo-Institutionalismus, der als einer der international bedeutendsten Erklarungsansatze in Soziologie und Organisationsforschung gilt, umfassend dar. Es werden die zentralen Begriffe erlautert, die wichtigsten Themenfelder…

Brings together original work from two different research traditions - continental Europe and the United States - to focus on the study of organizations. This title includes empirical observations, longitudinal…

This book discusses the question: are social structures products of human action, expressions of individual or group power?

Le Talisman, ou Richard en Palestine, par Walter Scott, edition revue et corrigee Date de l'edition originale: 1871

Le present ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages…

This volume examines how organizations advocating on behalf of youth maneuver between grassroots social movements pressing for reform and the established systems of power and authority to improve conditions for…

A suburban golden boy, an inner-city girl forced to grow up too soon, and a street kid doing whatever it takes to survive cross paths in New York City. As…

For a variety of reasons market-oriented improvement efforts are becoming increasingly visible on the educational reform landscape. Our objective in this volume is to help the educational community develop a…

Paul Ricoeur and the Lived Body’s explorations into the ethical, social, cultural, and affective dimensions of our corporeal existence draw on Paul Ricoeur’s reflection on the lived body. Starting with…