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200 10$aCausal Mechanisms and Social Change $eAn Interdisciplinary Framework /$fby Nicoḷ Bellanca
205   $a1st ed. 2025.
210  1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025.
215   $a1 online resource (294 pages)
225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism,$x2662-6489
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327   $aChapter 1: Sufficient causes in the social sciences -- Chapter 2: In search of sufficient causes in the social sciences -- Chapter 3: Conceptual frameworks of institutional change -- Conclusions: toward a social science of sufficient causes.
330   $aIn a world where social complexity defies linear explanation, this book offers a groundbreaking methodology for understanding how and why societies transform. At its core is a systematic repertoire of 48 causal mechanisms?from individual psychology to institutional dynamics?providing powerful analytical tools for decoding social change. This interdisciplinary framework transcends traditional boundaries, integrating insights from sociology, political science, economics, philosophy, and history into a unified language for the social sciences. Moving beyond abstract theory, Bellanca demonstrates how to identify ?sufficient causes??the decisive factors that, when present, guarantee specific social outcomes. The book progresses from individual mechanisms through conceptual frameworks to middle-range theories, offering both rigorous analysis and practical applications. Whether examining the rise of populism, institutional collapse, or collective mobilization, these tools reveal the hidden patterns driving social transformation. Essential for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners, this work provides not just understanding but actionable insights for those seeking to navigate?and influence?our rapidly changing world. Nicoḷ Bellanca is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Florence, specializing in institutional analysis and collective decision-making. His interdisciplinary research bridges economics, sociology, and political science. Author of Isocracy: The Institution of Equality (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), he examines how formal rules and community dynamics shape inclusive governance. >.
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606   $aPhilosophy and social sciences
606   $aInstitutional and Evolutionary Economics
606   $aPolitical Economy and Economic Systems
606   $aSociology
606   $aSocial Theory
606   $aPhilosophy of the Social Sciences
615  0$aEvolutionary economics.
615  0$aInstitutional economics.
615  0$aEconomics.
615  0$aSociology.
615  0$aSocial sciences$xPhilosophy.
615  0$aPhilosophy and social sciences.
615 14$aInstitutional and Evolutionary Economics.
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615 24$aPhilosophy of the Social Sciences.
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