A conceptual framework and research methods for analysis of rapid change to the 'rules of the game'

What is it about?

This paper is about Critical Junctures, processes of relatively rapid change of major social institutions. It develops a comparative-historical conceptual framework for the analysis of rapid institutional change. The big questions I address are: how do major social institutions change, how can we analyze such changes, and what is special about rapid change of urban governance and planning institutions. Open access and free to download and share.

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Why is it important?

Not all major institutional change takes place during critical junctures, but many important institutions are the product of this form of institutional change. Critical juncture analysis provides a conceptual framework and research method for analysis of this mode of change.