Machine generated contents note: 1.Why Study Institutions? -- What are institutions - and what is an institutionalist explanation? -- The contribution of the book -- The structure of the book -- 2.Three Phases of Institutionalism -- Institutionalism as theory -- Phase 1 Exploration and rediscovery -- Phase 2 Divergence and division -- Phase 3 Convergence and consolidation -- Conclusion -- 3.Rules, Practices and Narratives -- What do institutions look like - and how can we find out about them? -- How do institutions do their work? -- Rules: formal and recorded -- Practices: informal and demonstrated -- Narratives: semi-formal and spoken -- How modes of constraint work together (or not) -- Conclusion -- 4.Power and Agency -- Actors, institutions and context -- How different perspectives on power have influenced institutionalism -- Power through regulation -- Power through practice -- Power through storytelling -- What is an institutionalist conceptualization of agency? --

Contents note continued: 5.Institutional Change -- Change: an institutionalist dilemma -- Charting third phase theories of institutional change -- Understanding change: institutions, actors and environments -- Conclusion -- 6.Institutional Diversity -- What makes institutions similar? -- What makes institutions different? -- Temporal and spatial dynamics -- Conclusion -- 7.Institutional Design -- Understanding the scope for design -- Design as bricolage -- The paradox of institutional design -- Operationalizing design principles -- Conclusion -- 8.Conclusion -- The institutionalist trajectory -- Rules, practices and narratives -- Power and agency -- Institutional change -- Institutional diversity -- Institutional design -- Looking forward.