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<p>Using the largely untapped episode of the reconstruction of the World Bank’s Economics Department in the mid-1960s, this article aims to augment our theoretical and empirical understanding of intra-organizational change in international organizations (IOs). By analyzing the instruments and mechanisms of dynamic staff agency, it highlights the capacity of norm entrepreneurs, professional groups, and internal administrative units to shape activities and initiate a change of IOs. The article makes a case for a more dynamic constructivist approach to the study of IOs and their ecosystems.</p>
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Using the largely untapped episode of the reconstruction of the World Bank’s Economics Department in the mid-1960s, this article aims to augment our theoretical and empirical understanding of intra-organizational change in international organizations (IOs). By analyzing the instruments and mechanisms of dynamic staff agency, it highlights the capacity of norm entrepreneurs, professional groups, and internal administrative units to shape activities and initiate a change of IOs. The article makes a case for a more dynamic constructivist approach to the study of IOs and their ecosystems.

Internal Dynamics as Drivers of Change in International Organizations: The Economists’ Takeover at the World Bank

Department of Political and Social Science

Doctoral School ED 624, Paris City University

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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Using the largely untapped episode of the reconstruction of the World Bank’s Economics Department in the mid-1960s, this article aims to augment our...

Internal Dynamics as Drivers of Change in International Organizations: The Economists’ Takeover at the World Bank

Publicado en línea: 03 mar 2023

Páginas: 41 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0004

Palabras clave
World Bank, International Organizations, Constructivism, Organizational Ecosystem, International Public Administration

© 2023 Mirek Tobiáš Hošman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Internal Dynamics as Drivers of Change in International Organizations: The Economists’ Takeover at the World Bank

Publicado en línea: 03 mar 2023

Páginas: 41 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2023-0004

Palabras claveWorld Bank, International Organizations, Constructivism, Organizational Ecosystem, International Public Administration

© 2023 Mirek Tobiáš Hošman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
World Bank, International Organizations, Constructivism, Organizational Ecosystem, International Public Administration