Externally imposed institutions fail when they contradict socially embedded ways of doing things.

Evidence

The resistance to applying sanctions and charging usage fees can be understood as an example of articulation, where the new institutions conflicted with socially embedded institutions. Cleaver and de Koning explain that articulation refers to the resistance of externally imposed institutions because they are considered unacceptable to ‘the right way of doing things’ that are deeply rooted in traditional institutions and identities (Cleaver, 2012; Cleaver & de Koning, 2015; de Koning, 2011, p. 33). — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 131

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Defines ‘articulation,’ the concept that external institutions meet resistance when clashing with traditional embedded ones.
  • XREF: Connects to ‘institutional bricolage’ framing and to arguments about endogenous vs exogenous development norms found elsewhere in commons literature. — connects to: Total cultural integration fails because individual resistance survives. — Theodor W. Adorno, The Culture Industry: Selected Essays…, 267; Penal reform fails whenever it is detached from general social progress — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 969; CDD projects fail even under ideal social-capital conditions, exposing model flaws. — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 149 (+2 more)
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 131

Broader Connections