Studying Incremental Institutional Change: A Systematic and Critical Meta‐Review of the Literature from 2005 to 2015
Studying Incremental Institutional Change: A Systematic and Critical Meta‐Review of the Literature from 2005 to 2015
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研究渐进式制度变迁：对 2005 年至 2015 年文献的系统性和批判性元回顾
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2017
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Johanna Kuhlmann
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J. Heijden;Johanna Kuhlmann
自21世纪初以来，渐进式制度变迁的理论化在比较历史分析中取得了进展。特别是凯瑟琳·泰伦及其合作者提出的思想、概念和理论，被学者们广泛采用。然而，这些学者并不是对这一理论持绝对肯定的态度。从早期开始，三个主要的批评一直在质疑这一理论：它所建立的概念缺乏明确性，它所使用的代理模型过于静态，以及该理论总体上缺乏分析能力。遵循系统评价和荟萃分析方法的首选报告项目，本文对2005年至2015年应用该理论的同行评议经验文献进行了荟萃分析。它试图更好地理解所表达的批评的范围，因为这可能为改进提供一个起点。它发现相当多的定量支持的批评，并揭示了一个额外的问题：试图克服理论的缺点的学者的概念延伸和概念扩散的趋势。讽刺的是，概念的延伸和扩散只会进一步削弱理论的分析能力。文章最后对该理论的发展和应用提出了建议。
Since the early 2000s, theorizing on incremental institutional change has made inroads in comparative historical analysis. In particular, the ideas, concepts, and theory introduced by Kathleen Thelen and her collaborators have been widely adopted by scholars. These scholars are not, however, univocally positive about the theory. Three main critiques have been plaguing the theory since its early days: the concepts it builds on lack clarity, the model of agency it uses is too static, and the theory lacks analytical power overall. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis method, this article presents a meta-analysis of the peer-reviewed empirical literature from 2005 to 2015 that applies this theory. It seeks to better understand the reach of the critiques expressed, as this may provide a starting point for improvement. It finds considerable quantitative support for the critiques, and uncovers an additional problematic issue: the tendency for concept stretching and concept proliferation by scholars seeking to overcome the shortcomings of the theory. Paradoxically, concept stretching and proliferation only further reduce the analytical power of the theory. The article concludes with suggestions for improvement of the development and application of the theory.