TY - BOOK AU - Pierson,Paul TI - Politics in time: history, institutions, and social analysis SN - 9781400841080 AV - JA78 .P54 2004eb U1 - 320/.01 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Political science KW - Time KW - Sociological aspects KW - Science politique KW - Temps KW - Aspect sociologique KW - political science KW - aat KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Political KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Sociology KW - General KW - Histoire KW - eclas KW - Politique KW - Sciences politiques KW - Sciences sociales KW - Institutions politiques KW - Réformes institutionnelles KW - fast KW - Strategie KW - gnd KW - Terminplanung KW - Politische Institution KW - Politischer Wandel KW - Politische Wissenschaft KW - Zeit KW - Reformpolitik KW - Politieke wetenschappen KW - gtt KW - Sociale wetenschappen KW - Tijdsbesef KW - Política KW - larpcal KW - Tempo (aspectos sociais) KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-194) and index; Positive feedback and path dependence -- Timing and sequence -- Long-term processes -- The limits of institutional design -- Institutional development -- Temporal context in social science inquiry N2 - This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that ""history matters."" Most contemporary social scientists unconsciously take a ""snapshot"" view of the social world. Yet the meaning of social events or processes is frequently distorted when they are ripped from their temporal context. Paul Pierson argues that placing politics in time--constructing ""moving pictures"" rather than snapshots--can vastly enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics, and greatly improve the theories and methods that we us UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=390519 ER -