... Public administration Social networks neo-institutionalism Institutional theory Additionally, structuration theory looks at the individuals’ interactions to understand social practices. Individual actions are constrained by social rules and, at the same time, social structures are affected...

... of such a process (see, for example, Scharpf, 1997 ; de Bruijn et al., 2002 ; Kickert et al., 1997 ; Iglitzin, 1995 ; Wildavsky, 1987). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Social networks Decision making units Hierarchical organizations Strategic choices Many...