Why institutions matter the new institutionalism in political science - Lowndes, Vivien; Roberts, Mark 1953- (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
Why study institutions? -- Three phases of institutionalism -- Rules, practices and narratives -- Power and agency -- Institutional change -- Institutional diversity -- Institutional design.
Keywords: Political science; Institution building; Democracy