Ideology and institutions: Introduction

Abstract

In this brief review, we do not attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of how the concept of ideology has developed in the different perspectives; this has been done in several publications that classify and discuss ideology in great detail (see Chiapello, 2003; Thompson, 1996; Eagleton, 1991; Lenk, 1984; Therborn, 1980; Larrain, 1979, among many others). However, the brief sketch below is intended to help us find venues for combining theories of ideology and institutions. Furthermore, it helps us to place the chapters of this volume in this broader context.

Citation

Meyer, R.E., Sahlin, K., Ventresca, M.J. and Walgenbach, P. (2009), "Ideology and institutions: Introduction", Meyer, R.E., Sahlin, K., Ventresca, M.J. and Walgenbach, P. (Ed.) Institutions and Ideology (Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 27), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2009)0000027002