Institutional Diversity in Self-Governing Societies

This book assesses the originality of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom’s research program, extends some of its theoretical insights to key areas of institutional and policy analysis, and engages with other approaches and areas of research in order to extend the open-ended quality of the Bloomington School’s research program.

Filippo Sabetti is professor of political science at McGill University. Dario Castiglione teaches political theory at the University of Exeter.

Chapter 1 Rationality and Reasoning in Public ChoiceChapter 2 Extending the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework to Policy Analysis and Design Chapter 3 Framing the State of Nature through Institutionalist Lenses Chapter 4 Representation: A Slender Thread? Chapter 5 Polycentricity, Culture, and CovenantChapter 6 Social Learning and the Bonds of Self-governing Communities Chapter 7 Civic Theory, Bloomington, and a Republican Renewal Chapter 8 The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders in History: Lessons from Sicily Chapter 9 Public Goods and the Diagnosis of Counterintentional Policy Outcomes Chapter 10 Moving toward Sustainability: Integrating Generational Equity into Institutional Analysis