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Language | English |
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Pages | 345-352 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of European Social Policy |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Status | Published - Nov 2008 |
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Keywords
- path dependency
- dynamics
- complexity
- historical institutionalism
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Social policy in Europe: paradigms of change. / Room, Graham.
In: Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 18, No. 4, 11.2008, p. 345-352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Social policy in Europe: paradigms of change
AU - Room, Graham
PY - 2008/11
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N2 - Social policy research deploys a variety of approaches for analysing processes of dynamic change but these face major limitations. This article argues for an institutionally grounded complexity analysis, bringing together the historical institutionalism of Pierson (2004) and Crouch (2005) and the treatment of dynamically coupled adaptive systems by Kauffman (1993; 1995) and Potts (2000). It concludes that, at the very least, social policy researchers will need to make a considered assessment of these complexity-based approaches, as they invade an increasing area of the social sciences.
AB - Social policy research deploys a variety of approaches for analysing processes of dynamic change but these face major limitations. This article argues for an institutionally grounded complexity analysis, bringing together the historical institutionalism of Pierson (2004) and Crouch (2005) and the treatment of dynamically coupled adaptive systems by Kauffman (1993; 1995) and Potts (2000). It concludes that, at the very least, social policy researchers will need to make a considered assessment of these complexity-based approaches, as they invade an increasing area of the social sciences.
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KW - dynamics
KW - complexity
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