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Science, politics and institutional design in regulation.

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Progress in molecular biology and translational science"

DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.11.002

Abstract: The politicization of science is a recurring phenomenon in US federal policymaking that is explained in part by the unstructured, collaborative nature of decision-making in most science-intensive US regulatory programs. In this chapter we spotlight… read more here.

Keywords: design regulation; institutional design; science; politics institutional ... See more keywords

Towards polycentric federalism: assessing federal institutional design in multiethnic African states

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Journal of Institutional Economics"

DOI: 10.1017/s1744137425000037

Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the conceptual gap between the expected benefits of federalism in managing ethnicity-based conflict and its actual governance outcomes in the African context. One of the main reasons for this gap is… read more here.

Keywords: institutional design; federalism; federal institutional; african states ... See more keywords

Institutional design in commons-based sharing economies: platform, care and place

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "International Journal of Law in Context"

DOI: 10.1017/s1744552324000351

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents an analytical mapping of institutional design possibilities for alternative ways for digital platforms to institutionalise property and corporate form. It builds on the institutional imagination catalysed by three vignettes of experimental… read more here.

Keywords: sharing economy; institutional design; based sharing; commons based ... See more keywords

Are Referendums Necessarily Populist? Countering the Populist Interpretation of Referendums Through Institutional Design

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Representation"

DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2020.1720789

Abstract: ABSTRACT As part of their anti-establishment rhetoric, populists often call for more direct forms of citizen participation – most notably referendums – as a means to return ‘power to the people’. In this article, I… read more here.

Keywords: necessarily populist; populist countering; institutional design; populist ... See more keywords
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Representing the Constituency: Institutional Design and Legislative Behaviour

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Representation"

DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2020.1842798

Abstract: In most democratic countries, elected officials must balance the interests of their constituents against the interests of the broader electorate. One factor that is thought to affect this balance i... read more here.

Keywords: design legislative; representing constituency; institutional design; constituency institutional ... See more keywords

‘Authentic’ multilateralism and the stigmatisation of ‘small circles’: China, India, and the contestation over institutional design

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Third World Quarterly"

DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2025.2532006

Abstract: Abstract This article explores the contestation over institutional design between China and India as a crucial barometer of fragmentation regarding the conceptualisation and practice of multilateralism. With respect to conceptual framing, the article focuses on… read more here.

Keywords: contestation institutional; institutional design; multilateralism; article ... See more keywords

Deliberative democracy in local governance: the impact of institutional design on legitimacy

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Local Government Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2016.1261699

Abstract: ABSTRACT Deliberative democracy is expected to increase legitimacy and effectiveness of democratic governance. In recent years, a growing body of research has reported on different instances of participatory innovations across the globe. Nevertheless, quantitative evidence… read more here.

Keywords: institutional design; governance; legitimacy; deliberative democracy ... See more keywords
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Form over function in finance: international institutional design by bricolage

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Review of International Political Economy"

DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2017.1307777

Abstract: ABSTRACT Dominant perspectives in International Relations start from the assumption that the problem-constellation determines international institutional design. Given the difficulty these ends-oriented approaches face when explaining institutional inefficiencies and pathologies, this article develops an alternate… read more here.

Keywords: institutional design; international institutional; finance; design bricolage ... See more keywords

Ethnicity in Electoral Politics in Ghana: Colonial Legacies and the Constitution as Determinants

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Critical Sociology"

DOI: 10.1177/0896920520943263

Abstract: This paper assesses political allegiances in Ghana, positioning its ethno-political divide into the historical contexts of institutional design and colonialism in Africa. It argues that whilst the colonial policy of Indirect Rule solidified ethnicity in… read more here.

Keywords: ethnicity electoral; constitution; ethnicity; politics ghana ... See more keywords

Historical institutionalism and institutional design: divergent pathways to regime complexes in Asia and Europe

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "European Journal of International Relations"

DOI: 10.1177/13540661231170717

Abstract: Why and how do pathways to regime complexes diverge? Building on insights from the literatures on institutional design and historical institutionalism, we argue that early institutional design choices produce long-term variation in the pace, density,… read more here.

Keywords: institutional design; regime; historical institutionalism; pathways regime ... See more keywords

Institutional Design and Policy Responsiveness in US States

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "American Politics Research"

DOI: 10.1177/1532673x221135554

Abstract: There is significant disagreement on the moderating role of institutions on policy responsive- ness, yet overwhelmingly research in state politics has focused on single institutions. This project leverages a new aggregate scale of state institutions… read more here.

Keywords: state; policy; institutional design; policy responsiveness ... See more keywords