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Max Weber and Institutional Theory

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Authors:
  1. M. Rainer Lepsius

    1. University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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Editors:
  1. Claus Wendt

    1. University of Siegen , Siegen, Germany

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  • Presents major works by Rainer Lepsius for the first time in English language
  • Offers new insights into the work of Max Weber and institutional theory
  • Provides a sound analytical understanding of the structural and cultural conditions for the development of democratic institutions

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction to Lepsius’ Concept of Institutional Theory

    • Claus Wendt
    Pages 1-21

  3. Interests and Ideas. Max Weber’s Allocation Problem

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 23-34

  4. The Institutionalization and Deinstitutionalization of Rationality Criteria

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 35-46

  5. Institutional Analysis and Institutional Policy

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 47-59

  6. The Institutionalization of Rationality Criteria and the Role of Intellectuals

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 61-68

  7. Modernization Policy Through Institution Building: Criteria of Institutional Differentiation

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 69-77

  8. Trust in Institutions

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 79-87

  9. Max Weber’s Concept of Charismatic Authority and Its Applicability to Adolf Hitler’s “Führerstaat”

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 89-109

  10. From Fragmented Party Democracy to Government by Emergency Decree and National Socialist Takeover: Germany

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 111-151

  11. Extreme Nationalism. Structural Conditions of the National Socialist Seizure of Power

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 153-175

  12. The “Ethics” of Institutions

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 177-189

  13. The Legacy of Two Dictatorships for the Political Culture of a United Germany

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 191-201

  14. The Formation of the German Political Culture by Institutional Orders

    • M. Rainer Lepsius
    Pages 203-221
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About this book

This book presents a collection of essays on institutional theory written by the German sociologist and Weber-expert M. Rainer Lepsius. Based on Weber’s work, the author develops concepts of institutional theory, which he subsequently applies to topics such as National Socialism, democratization processes, German unification, and the institutionalization of the European Union. By showing how charismatic leadership can under certain circumstances threaten democratic structures and curtail individual freedoms, and by analyzing the structural and cultural conditions under which people develop trust in political and social structures and ultimately come to support and comply with them, the author provides a sound analytical understanding of the development of democratic institutions and a democratic political culture. This collection of essays was edited, translated and commented on by Claus Wendt.

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Siegen , Siegen, Germany

    Claus Wendt

  • University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    M. Rainer Lepsius

About the editor

M. Rainer Lepsius, 1928 (Buenos Aires) - 2014 (Heidelberg), was a German sociologist with great influence on the development of German post-war sociology. He was professor of sociology at the Universities Mannheim and Heidelberg and held guest professorships at the universities of Hong Kong, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Stanford, and New York. His work, based on the writing of Max Weber, has a long-lasting influence on German sociology, political science, and history. Today, much of the work of younger social scientists working on institutional theory, on the European Union, German Unification, German democracy, and National Socialism are directly or indirectly influenced and informed by Lepsius. 


The editor, Claus Wendt, M.A., Ph.D., a 2008-09 Harkness/Bosch Fellow of Health Policy & Practice at Harvard School of Public Health and J. F. Kennedy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies, is professor of sociology at Siegen University. Wendt’s research interests include institutional theory, political sociology, international comparisons of welfare states and healthcare systems, and the sociology of health. He has written and edited more than ten books, e.g. with T. Marmor two volumes on Reforming Healthcare Systems (Edward Elgar, 2011) and with E. Kuhlmann, R. H. Blank, and I. L. Bourgeault The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance (Palgrave, 2015), and has written more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Max Weber and Institutional Theory

  • Authors: M. Rainer Lepsius

  • Editors: Claus Wendt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44708-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44707-0Published: 06 December 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83116-9Published: 28 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44708-7Published: 03 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 221

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Original German essays published between 1993 and 2013

  • Topics: Political Sociology, Political Science, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture

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