Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient institutions in response to changing economic conditions? And why do such conditions sometimes generate ideological backlashes and at other times lead to transformative sociopolitical movements? We propose an explanation that highlights the...

Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient political and economic institutions in response to changing economic conditions? And why do such conditions sometimes generate conservative ideological backlashes and, at other times, progressive social and political movements? We propose an...

Inspiriert vor allem von diskurstheoretischen Überlegungen und den Ergebnissen einer explorativen in-depth Fallstudie, welche neben einer grundlegenden Darstellung der fast gänzlich vom Verbrennungsmotor bestimmten Geschichte des US-Automobilfeldes insbesondere dessen völlig unerwartete...