Engagement and political institutions: the case of ombudsman
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2298//FID1904493GKeywords:
engagement, institutions, political institutions, institutionalization, institutionalism, oversight bodies, independent bodies, ombudsmanAbstract
In this article, I examine the relationship between engagement and political institutions by using the example of the creation and development of the ombudsman institution. The article starts with the short introduction to key theoretical views about institutions, political institutions and institutionalization. Then, I concentrate on how political institutions change, i.e. whether they can be changed through social engagement and whether and when we can actually say that they are originally created by an engagement. By using the case of ombudsman, I explore if political institutions can engage themselves and under what conditions, that is, whether are institutions characterized by in-built permanent reflexivity possible.
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Huntington, Samuel P. (1968), Political Order in Changing Societies. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory (IFDT), Research Platform of Social Engagement Studies, http://www.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/studije-angazovanosti-2/ (accessed 30 August 2019).
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March, James G. and Johan P. Olsen (1989), Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics. New York: The Free Press.
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Sladeček, Michal (2008), Politička zajednica. Beograd: IFDT.
Truman, David (1962), The Governmental Process: Political Interests and Public Opinion. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Vranić, Bojan (2012), „Da li su političke institucije otporne na promene“, Politeia, 4, 247-256.
Wieslander, Bengt (1999), The Parliamentary Ombudsman in Sweden. Stockholm: The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation & Gidlunds Bokforlag.
Zaharijević, Adriana (2016), “Pawning and Challenging in Concert: Engagement as a Field of Study”, Philosophy and Society 2: 311–321.
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27.12.2019
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Glušac, L. (2019) “Engagement and political institutions: the case of ombudsman”, Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. Belgrade, Serbia, 30(4), pp. 493–508. doi: 10.2298//FID1904493G.
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