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Informal institutions and radical ideologies under institutional transformation

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This article questions one of the central postulates of institutional economic theory, i.e., that of the sustainability and purely evolutionary changes of informal institutions. To study the phenomenon of the destruction of informal institutions and its consequences, we use the tools of sociological theory, which acknowledge that a period of intensive urbanization is characterized by anomie, i.e., a lack of norms, in which traditional institutions are destroyed, while new urban institutions have not yet taken shape. We reviewed the possible reactions of communities and individuals to the conditions of anomie, including the compensatory mechanisms of ideologies. In the case of the Dagestan Republic, we show how the proliferation of fundamentalist Islamic ideology is associated with the state of anomie and the consequences to which it could lead from an institutional point of view. The analysis of the situation in Dagestan is based on long-term field research conducted in the region.

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  • Starodubrovskaya, Irina, 2015. "Informal institutions and radical ideologies under institutional transformation," Russian Journal of Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(2), pages 182-198.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rujoec:v:1:y:2015:i:2:p:182-198
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ruje.2015.11.003
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    Keywords

    institutional change; informal institutions; anomie; intergenerational conflict; Islamic fundamentalism.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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