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Governing Institutional Complexity: The Ecology of Games Framework
Author(s) -
Lubell Mark
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/psj.12028
Subject(s) - corporate governance , adaptation (eye) , management science , ecology , computer science , political science , sociology , economics , management , psychology , biology , neuroscience
This paper provides an overview of our adaptation of N orton L ong's concept of the “ecology of games” into a theoretical framework for analyzing institutional complexity. I discuss the basic concepts of the framework, discuss hypotheses related to fundamental questions in governance and policy, and outline some basic analytical approaches. The conclusion assesses the future prospects of the ecology of games framework, including future research needs for theoretical and empirical development.