Social networks and the institutionalization of the idea of sustainable development

Abstract

Recently there has been a resurgence in the study of how ideas shape policies. Two perspectives which dominate this literature are what Habermas has called the empirical‐analytical tradition and historical‐hermeneutic tradition. These two epistemological positions represent contrasting views. They depict very different pictures of how ideas sway popular values and the policy choices confronted by policymakers. Each also raises important questions about how the processes of knowledge formation and promotion unfold and what actors play a dominant role in furthering these developments.

Citation

Pumar, E.S. (2005), "Social networks and the institutionalization of the idea of sustainable development", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 25 No. 1/2, pp. 63-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443330510791298