Studying institutions in the context of natural selection: limits or opportunities?
P Boyer, MB Petersen�- Journal of Institutional Economics, 2013 - cambridge.org
Journal of Institutional Economics, 2013•cambridge.org
In this comment, we respond to comments raised by Eastwood (2012) in response to our
article on the role of evolutionary psychology in understanding institutions (Boyer and
Petersen, 2012). We discuss how evolutionary psychological models account for cultural
variation and change in institutions, how sociological institutionalism and evolutionary
models can inform each other, how evolutionary psychological models illuminate the role of
power in institutional design and the possibility of a 'general theory'of institutions.
article on the role of evolutionary psychology in understanding institutions (Boyer and
Petersen, 2012). We discuss how evolutionary psychological models account for cultural
variation and change in institutions, how sociological institutionalism and evolutionary
models can inform each other, how evolutionary psychological models illuminate the role of
power in institutional design and the possibility of a 'general theory'of institutions.
In this comment, we respond to comments raised by Eastwood (2012) in response to our article on the role of evolutionary psychology in understanding institutions (Boyer and Petersen, 2012). We discuss how evolutionary psychological models account for cultural variation and change in institutions, how sociological institutionalism and evolutionary models can inform each other, how evolutionary psychological models illuminate the role of power in institutional design and the possibility of a ‘general theory’ of institutions.
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