Abstract
Mainstream institutionalist theories assume institutionalisation because their scope is limited to consolidated Western democracies. Consequently, their explanatory mechanisms cannot account for institutionalisation in emerging democracies with unconsolidated institutions and weak civil society. Therefore, this chapter presents a new theory to account for institutionalisation in emerging democracies like Albania. The theory relies on a constructivist account of interest formation to explain how elites shape their interests during a political transition and how these interests affect institutionalisation outcomes. Specifically, I rely on collective memory as the causal mechanism through which actors interpret events, shape interests, and influence institutionalisation. This theory holds the potential to provide a suitable framework to account for institutionalisation in emerging democracies and for opening a new research agenda within institutionalist studies.
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Gjevori, E. (2018). A New Account of Institutionalisation. In: Democratisation and Institutional Reform in Albania. New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73071-4_4
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