Who Influences Rationalities of Global Regimes? A Social Network Analysis of Influential Actors in the Water Sector
(2021) EKHS34 20211Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- This Master's thesis sheds light on influential actors in global regimes. Following the concept of Fuenfschilling & Binz (2018), it aims to answer the question of how global regime rationalities diffuse and where they develop. Based on global elite literature, a new conceptual perspective of studying diffusion of global regime rationalities is introduced. The framework focuses on interlocking directorates, educational background, and prior work experience of decision-makers. In a case study, the theoretical concept is applied to the water sector as an example for an infrastructure-heavy sector. The results of this work find no evidence for interlocks through board members of competing companies in the water sector. However, the findings... (More)
- This Master's thesis sheds light on influential actors in global regimes. Following the concept of Fuenfschilling & Binz (2018), it aims to answer the question of how global regime rationalities diffuse and where they develop. Based on global elite literature, a new conceptual perspective of studying diffusion of global regime rationalities is introduced. The framework focuses on interlocking directorates, educational background, and prior work experience of decision-makers. In a case study, the theoretical concept is applied to the water sector as an example for an infrastructure-heavy sector. The results of this work find no evidence for interlocks through board members of competing companies in the water sector. However, the findings suggest that global regime rationalities diffuse within educational backgrounds and prior work experience of decision-makers. Supposedly, global elite universities & professional backgrounds play a dominant role in the diffusion of knowledge of actors in global regimes. (Less)
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- Tluczykont, Veith LU
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- EKHS34 20211
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- 2021
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- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
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abstract = {{This Master's thesis sheds light on influential actors in global regimes. Following the concept of Fuenfschilling & Binz (2018), it aims to answer the question of how global regime rationalities diffuse and where they develop. Based on global elite literature, a new conceptual perspective of studying diffusion of global regime rationalities is introduced. The framework focuses on interlocking directorates, educational background, and prior work experience of decision-makers. In a case study, the theoretical concept is applied to the water sector as an example for an infrastructure-heavy sector. The results of this work find no evidence for interlocks through board members of competing companies in the water sector. However, the findings suggest that global regime rationalities diffuse within educational backgrounds and prior work experience of decision-makers. Supposedly, global elite universities & professional backgrounds play a dominant role in the diffusion of knowledge of actors in global regimes.}},
author = {{Tluczykont, Veith}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Who Influences Rationalities of Global Regimes? A Social Network Analysis of Influential Actors in the Water Sector}},
year = {{2021}},
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