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AUTEURS ET THESES Flashcards

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D. Jahn

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neo-institutionalism - ps

Different types of environmental policies regimes in OECD’s countries : expansionist view / limited resources view

  • institutional explanation (how mobilisation taken into account)
  • political explanation (political parties)
  • economic matters (what kind of industry and activities)
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Different types of environmental policies regimes : expansionist view / limited resources view

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

D. Jahn (he)

  • institutional explanation (how mobilisation taken into account)
  • political explanation (political parties)
  • economic matters (what kind of industry and activities)
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Hotelling

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rational choice theory - ps

The Hotelling model : ice cream vendors
the median voter : same for politics

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The Hotelling model

the median voter

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rational choice theory - ps

Hotelling (he)
Ice cream vendors
same for politics

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Metlzer, Richard

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rational choice theory - ps

A rational theory of the size of the government: redistribution to keep the median voter happy
“robin hood effect”
“democracy is good for the poor”

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A rational theory of the size of the government
“robin hood effect”
“democracy is good for the poor”
Redistribution to keep the median voter happy

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rational choice theory - ps

Metlzer, Richard (he, he)

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The role of party members in redistribution policies

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rational choice theory - ps

J. Aldrich (he)

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J. Aldrich

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rational choice theory - ps

The role of party members in redistribution policies

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Targeting non median voter for promises of redistribution policies

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rational choice theory - ps

Dixit and Londregan (he, he)

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Dixit and Londregan

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rational choice theory - ps

Targeting non median voters for promises of redistribution policies

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Role of electoral institutions in redistribution policies

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rational choice theory - ps

Tabellini and Persson (he, he)

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Tabellini and Persson

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rational choice theory - ps

Role of electoral institutions in redistribution policies

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The median voter and the environment

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rational choice theory - ps

Kempf and Rossignol (he, he)

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Kempf and Rossignol

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rational choice theory - ps

The median voter and the environment

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Adam Smith

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rational choice theory - r

The market tends to provide efficiency

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The market tends to provide efficiency

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rational choice theory - r

Adam Smith (he)

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Transaction costs in the market = imperfect market

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rational choice theory - r

O. Williamson (he)

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O. Williamson

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rational choice theory - r

Transaction costs in the market = imperfect market

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Contracts as useful but suboptimal regulation in the market

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rational choice theory - r

D. North (he)

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D.North

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rational choice theory - r

Contracts as useful but suboptimal regulation in the market

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Regulatory capture + examples

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rational choice theory - r
Stigler (he)

ex: truck US industry // State licensing of occupations

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Stigler

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rational choice theory - r

regulatory capture
truck industry in the US
State licensing of occupations

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US airline industry resisting deregulation … that occurred anyway (limits of Stigler’s analysis)

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rational choice theory - r

M.Levine (he)

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M.Levine

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rational choice theory - r

limits to Stigler’s analysis
US airline industry resisting deregulation … that occurred anyway

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Theoretical refinement of regulatory capture : the key role of asymmetric distribution of information

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rational choice theory - r

Tirole and Laffont (they)

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Tirole and Laffont

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rational choice theory - r

Theoretical refinement of regulatory capture : the key role of asymmetric distribution of information

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A. Schnaiberg

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rational choice theory - r

The “treadmill” of production

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The “treadmill” of production

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rational choice theory - r

A. Schnaiberg (he)

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Growth coalitions - urban sociology

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rational choice theory - r

Logan and Molotch (they)

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Growth coalitions - amazon’s deforestation

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rational choice theory - r

T. Rudel (he)

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T. Rudel

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rational choice theory - r

Growth coalitions - amazon’s deforestation

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Logan and Molotch

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rational choice theory - r

Growth coalitions - urban sociology

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Key principles of realism - author + principles

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rational choice theory (realism) - ir

R. Gilpin (he) (rational choice theory close to realism)

Key principles :

  • States as primary actors
  • World politics as a field of conflicts

Consequences on the economy:

  • State defend their own interests
  • Just as firms, they are rational actors
  • Comparative advantages
  • International division of labour
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R. Gilpin

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rational choice theory (realism) - ir

Key principles of realism:

  • states as primary actors on the world’s stage
  • world politics as a field of conflicts

Consequences on economy:

  • States defend their economic interests
  • Just as firms, they are rational actors
  • Comparative advantages
  • International division of labour
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Open Skies Agreement

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rational choice theory (realism)- ir

C. Woll (she)

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C. Woll (she)

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rational choice theory (realism) - ir

Open Skies Agreement

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International division of labour and the environment

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rational choice theory (realism)- ir

S. Bunker (he)

Factoring in natural resources
Extractive economies
Vertical trade
“Ecological debt”

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S.Bunker

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rational choice theory (realism) - ir

International division of labour and the environment

Factoring in natural resources
Extractive economies
Vertical trade
“Ecological debt”

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Explaining climate agreements

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rational choice theory (realism) - ir

M. Purdon (he)

Little incentives fro States to get involved in environment agreements
Positions vis-à-vis climate change :
- states unequally wealthy
- unequally vulnerable at the geographical level
- place in the balance of military power
- internal pressures

Mechanisms of involvement :

  • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
  • Climate funds
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M. Purdon

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Rational choice theory (realism) -ir

Explaining climate agreements

Little incentives fro States to get involved in environment agreements
Positions vis-à-vis climate change :
- states unequally wealthy
- unequally vulnerable at the geographical level
- place in the balance of military power
- internal pressures

Mechanisms of involvement :

  • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
  • Climate funds
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Policies designed because of class struggles

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Przeworski and Wallerstein

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Przeworski and Wallerstein

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Policies designed because of class struggles

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Korpi

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Class mobilisation for public policies
Welfare State depends on power of left-wing parties
Left-wing parties depends on class mobilisations : “power resources theory”

44
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Class mobilisation for public policies
Welfare State depends on power of left-wing parties
Left-wing parties depends on class mobilisations : “power resources theory”

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Korpi (he)

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Esping- Andersen

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

The three World of Capitalism
Not only interested in the amount of money but how it is used in public policies

3 explanations :

  • class formation
  • class coalitions
  • legacy of institutionalisation
46
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The three World of Capitalism

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Esping-Andersen
Not only interested in the amount of money but how it is used in public policies

3 explanations :

  • class formation
  • class coalitions
  • legacy of institutionalisation
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J.Garritzmann

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Neo-institutionalism - ps

Student finance in advanced economies

2 parameters (4 worlds) :

  • amount of tuition fees
  • proportion of students receiving public subsidies

Why?

  • role of politics
  • path dependency
48
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Student finance in advanced economies

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neo-institutionalism - ps

J.Garritzmann

2 parameters (4 worlds) :

  • amount of tuition fees
  • proportion of students receiving public subsidies

Why?

  • role of politics
  • path dependency
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M. AGLIETTA and R.BOYER

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neo-institutionalism - r

Regulation theory

Concepts

  • different regulation for different institutions
  • accumulation regime
  • mode of regulation
  • adjustment and crises
  • regulation triangle

3 steps in capitalism :

  • 19th century : competition / extensive mode of regulation
  • 20th century : intensive mode regulation (taylorism)
  • From the 1930s : monopolist mode of regulation
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Regulation theory

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neo-institutionalism - r

M.AGLIETTA and R.BOYER

Concepts

  • different regulation for different institutions
  • accumulation regime
  • mode of regulation
  • adjustment and crises
  • regulation triangle

3 steps in capitalism :

  • 19th century : competition / extensive mode of regulation
  • 20th century : intensive mode regulation (taylorism)
  • From the 1930s : monopolist mode of regulation
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The “varieties of capitalism” approach

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neo-institutionalism - r

P.HALL and D.SOSKICE

origins of capitalist institutions :

  • critical junctures
  • path dependency

3 mechanisms of stabilisation :

  • institutional complementary
  • institutional comparative advantages
  • self reinforcement
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P.HALL and D.SOSKICE

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neo-institutionalism - r

origins of capitalist institutions :

  • critical junctures
  • path dependency

3 mechanisms of stabilisation :

  • institutional complementary
  • institutional comparative advantages
  • self reinforcement
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incremental change (change in capitalisms)

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neo-institutionalism - r

K.THELEN (she)
Skill formation
Critical episodes in the management of skills but incremental changes

Example : Germany

54
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K.THELEN

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neo-institutionalism - r

Skill formation
Critical episodes in the management of skills but incremental changes

Example: Germany

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Change of capitalisms as more sudden

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neo-institutionalism - r

F.BAUMGARTNER, B.JONES
civil nuclear energy policy in the US
Shift in “Policy image”
“punctuated equilibrium”

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F.BAUMGARTNER, B.JONES

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neo-institutionalism - r

Change of capitalisms as more sudden
civil nuclear energy policy in the US
Shift in “policy image”
“punctuated equilibrium”

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The environment as diversely regulated in different countries (Kyoto Protocol)

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neo-institutionalism - r

D.FISHER (she)
Kyoto Protocol : Japan, The Netherlands, US

  • national key level
  • economic factors have little role
  • regulation triangle
  • path dependency
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D.FISHER (she)

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neo-institutionalism

Kyoto Protocol : Japan, The Netherlands, US

  • national key level
  • economic factors have little role
  • regulation triangle
  • path dependency
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EU and europeanisation (convergence)

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neo- institutionalism - ir

RADAELLI and FEATHERSTONE

  • european norms and nation adpatation
  • local institutions and path dependency
  • négociations, translation, hybridation
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RADAELLI and FEATHERSTONE

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neo-institutionalism - ir

EU and europeanisation (convergence)

  • european norms and nation adpatation
  • local institutions and path dependency
  • négociations, translation, hybridation
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Q

HASSENTEUFEL

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convergence in the absence international organisations : health insurance in Europe

  • regulatory agencies
  • performance based system
  • new public structures and tighter control

Explanations :

  • ‘programmatic actors’
  • search for more autonomy
  • different coalitions
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convergence in the absence international organisations : health insurance in Europe

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neo-institutionalism - ir

HASSENTEUFEL (he)

  • regulatory agencies
  • performance based system
  • new public structures and tighter control

Explanations :

  • ‘programmatic actors’
  • search for more autonomy
  • different coalitions
63
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key role of position of firms on the market

norm diffusion and the greening of firms

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neo-institutionalism - ir

J.RIVERA (he)
Hotels and Costa Rica’s certification of sustainable tourism

explanations :

  • relationship between firms and government
  • position in the sector
  • degree of exposure to international market
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J.RIVERA

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neo-institutionalim - ir

key role of position of firms on the market
(norm diffusion and the greening of firms)
Hotels and Costa Rica’s certification of sustainable tourism

explanations :

  • relationship between firms and government
  • position in the sector
  • degree of exposure to international market
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R.PERKINS

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neo-institutionalism - ir

combining external and internal factor in norm diffusion and the greening of firms

  • beyond economic explanations
  • increased exposure to non-domestic actors
  • neoliberal reforms
  • consumer
66
Q

combining external and internal factor in norm diffusion and the greening of firms

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neo-institutionalism - ir

R.PERKINGS

  • beyond economic explanations
  • increased exposure to non-domestic actors
  • neoliberal reforms
  • consumer
67
Q

Citizens and tax administration

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Constructivism - ps

A.SPIRE 
Wealthy citizens' taxation 
- cultural capital
- social and financial capital
- growing lack of personnel
- "measured application of tax law"

VS
Lower classes’ taxation
- tightening of control
- lack of resources

68
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A.SPIRE

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constructivism - ps

citizens and tax administration

Wealthy citizens’ taxation

  • cultural capital
  • social and financial capital
  • growing lack of personnel
  • “measured application of tax law”

VS
Lower classes’ taxation
- tightening control
- lack of resources

69
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The practices of the upper class on taxation

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constructivism - ps

C.HERLIN-GIRET (she)

  • managing economic capital
  • downplaying one’s wealth
70
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C.HERLIN-GIRET (she)

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constructivism - ps

The practices of the upper class on taxation

  • managing economic capital
  • downplaying one’s wealth
71
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The practices and representation of the lower classes vis-à-vis allocations

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constructivism - ps

N.OKBANI (she)

  • invisible mechanism
  • complex mechanism
  • refusal or denial
72
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N.OKBANI (she)

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constructivism - ps

Practices and representations of the lower classes vis-à-vis allocations

  • invisible mechanism
  • complex mechanism
  • denial or refusal
73
Q

Uneven distribution of toxic waste disposals

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constructivism - ps

R.BULLARD (he)

NIMBY by the wealthier but less mobilisation in poorer neighbourhood - vicious circle
–> environmental injustice

74
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R.BULLARD

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constructivism - ps

Uneven distribution of toxic waste disposal
NIMPY by the richer classes
Less mobilisation in poor neighbourhood - environmental injustice

75
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C.JEROLMACK - E.WALKER

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constructivism - ps

“Please in my backyard” (shale gas extraction in Pennsylvania)
- well endowed, white, rural population = quiet mobilisation (approval)

explanations:

  • economic
  • political party identities
  • rural community solidarities
76
Q

Please in my backyard - fracking in Pennsylvania

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constructivism - ps

JEROLMACK and WALKER
- well endowed, white, rural population = quiet mobilisation (approval)

explanations :

  • economic
  • political party identities
  • rural solidarity
77
Q

N.FLIGSTEIN

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constructivism - r
(political-cultural approach of the market)

How firms contribute to regulating market (PC industry)

  • firms operate in a complex social environment
  • “conceptions of control”
78
Q

How firms contribute to regulating the market (PC industry)

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constructivism - r

N.FLIGSTEIN (he)
(political-cultural approach of the market)

How firms contribute to regulating market (PC industry)

  • firms operate in a complexe social environment
  • “conceptions of control”
79
Q

LOUNSBURY, VENTRESCA, HIRSCH

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constructivism -r

Recycling in the US

  • shift in dominant cultural meaning systems
  • incinération and then recycling
80
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Recycling in the US

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constructivism - r
LOUNSBURY, VENTRESCA, HIRSCH

  • shift in dominant cultural meaning systems
  • incineration and then recycling
81
Q

Social struggles and the greening of firms

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constructivism - r

PULVER (she)
Exxon Mobil (against international action) VS BP and Shell (for international action)
  • conceptions of control shaped by multiple actors
  • different behaviours not only for economic matters
  • firms embedded in different networks
  • in-house or outsourced scientific expertise
  • national contexts

consequences : struggle around 2 conceptions of control

  • unconventional fuel sources VS renewable technologies
  • internal strategy VS engagement with society

Indirect impact on the shape of policy regimes

82
Q

PULVER (she)

A

constructivism - r

Social struggles and the greening of firms
Exxon Mobil (against international action) VS BP and Shell (for international action)
  • conceptions of control shaped by multiple actors
  • different behaviours not only for economic matters
  • firms embedded in different networks
  • in-house or outsourced scientific expertise
  • national contexts

consequences : struggle around 2 conceptions of control

  • unconventional fuel sources VS renewable technologies
  • internal strategy VS engagement with society

Indirect impact on the shape of policy regimes

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S.KRASNER

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constructivism - ir

“international regimes” = “principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures around which actor expectations converge in a given area of international relations”
–> a given issue at a given time is marked by a shared understanding that guides actions binging together formal and informal groups

84
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international regimes

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constructivism - ir

S.KARSNER (he)
“principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures around which actor expectations converge in a given area of international relations”
–> a given issue at a given time is marked by a shared understanding that guides actions binging together formal and informal groups

85
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Globalization and its discontents (2002)

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constructivism - ir

J.STIGLITZ
Critics of institutions in charge of regulation globalisation : neoliberalism benefits developed countries
IMF : loans in exchange of structural reforms (liberalisation) in countries that are not ready = “shock therapy” = destabilisation of local economies and crises

86
Q

J.STIGLITZ

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constructivism - ir

Globalization and its discontents (2002)
Critics of institutions in charge of regulation globalisation : neoliberalism benefits developed countries
IMF : loans in exchange of structural reforms (liberalisation) in countries that are not ready = “shock therapy” = destabilisation of local economies and crises

87
Q

rational choice and neoliberalism in international institutions

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constructivism - ir

J.CHIEWLROTH (he)
observation :
Before = capital controls formally allowed
then shift in the 80s-90s : growing norm of capital freedom

explanation :

  • IMF increasingly autonomous
  • staff and economic professions (normative conceptualisations of how economy should be organised, training, personal trajectories…)
88
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J.CHIEWLROTH

A

constructivism - ir

rational choice and neoliberalism in international institutions

observation :
Before = capital controls formally allowed
then shift in the 80s-90s : growing norm of capital freedom

explanation :

  • IMF increasingly autonomous
  • staff and economic professions (normative conceptualisations of how economy should be organised, training, personal trajectories…)
89
Q

Gradual change of international institutions in its relationship with nature

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constructivism - ir

J.MEYER et al.

  • not driven by dominant actors like States
  • science gaining authority
  • nature from resources to eco-system
  • rising number of NGOs and science associations
90
Q

J.MEYER et al.

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constructivism - ir

Gradual change of international institutions in its relationship with nature

  • not driven by dominant actors like States
  • science gaining authority
  • nature from resources to eco-system
  • rising number of NGOs and science associations
91
Q

World Bank superficial greening

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constructivism - ir

R.WADE

  • has evolved because of critics
  • but superficial greening :
  • -> normative resistance by staff
  • -> lack of organisational incentives
  • -> rewards for setting agreements not for their content
92
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R.WADE

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constructivism - ir

Has evolved because of critics
But superficial greening : 
- normative resistance by the staff
- lack of organisational incentives
- rewards for setting agreement not for their content

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