Via thorough critique and reconstruction of neo institutionalist theory, classical social theories, and critical ideology theory, The Invisible Order introduces the first relational theory of social institutions to explain in detail how individuals end up encountering institutions as objective.
Olli Herranen is a researcher at University of Helsinki, Finland. His work has focused on social theory, climate-change denialism, and the political economy and public administration of both Finland and the European Union.
1.Introduction: In Search of Invisible Order.- 2.The Relational Structure of Social Institutions.- 3. Institutions in Neo-institutionalism.- 4. Historical Institutions.- 5. Institutions as Ideas.- 6. The Social as a System.- 7. A Lifeworld as an Institution.- 8. Capitalist Social Order.- 9. Ideology in Capitalist Societies.-10. Conclusion: The Invisible Order.