... development process in a political landscape. As part of this synergistic process, it has been shown how Bauman’s concept of liquidity relates to Sorokin’s ideas of socio-cultural change. Globalization Complexity Agency theory Institutional evolution Liquid development Political sphere Liquid society...

... on cultural stability. Cultural instability results in social complexity and uncertainty, a situation that is described by Bauman’s (2008) notions of liquid society. Figurative institutional attributes are identified differently by different authors, depending upon their exploratory interest. Overall...

... Development globalisation Growth agency Development Institutional evolution Liquid society Liquid development Liquid framing Table I. Cultural attributes Cultural attribute Nature Beliefs A state of mind in which something is thought to be the case (Churchland and Churchland...