Open AccessNew Institutionalism in Everyday Life
Author(s) -
Andrea J. Bingham
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of sociology of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2014-3575
DOI - 10.17583/rise.2018.3532
Subject(s) - institutionalism , sociology , new institutionalism , institution , everyday life , institutional analysis , social analysis , social institution , action (physics) , social theory , epistemology , social science , political science , politics , law , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
In this paper, I examine how new institutionalism is similar to, and may expand upon Goffman’s dramaturgical analysis of human action and social life. I argue that while Goffman’s dramaturgical lens is useful for examining micro-social interactions among individuals, the ‘audience,’ and the organization, integrating new institutionalism as a theoretical framework into Goffman’s framework of dramaturgical analysis may provide the tools for combined micro-/macro-social analysis that incorporates the overarching influence of the institution (the ‘theater’) on micro-social interactions. I examine the potential of combining new institutionalism with dramaturgical analysis and I provide a brief example using ‘education’ as the institution to demonstrate how new institutional theory may be used in conjunction with Goffman’s dramaturgical theory.