Olli Herranen – författare

The book addresses the problem of institutionalised order in modern capitalist societies with highly developed division of labour. Via thorough critique and reconstruction of neo institutionalist theory, classical social theories, and critical ideology theory, The Invisible Order introduces the first relational theory of social institutions to explain in detail how individuals end up encountering institutions as objective. Thus synthesising integrative and conflicting social relations, the work calls into question deeply rooted understandings in which society is variously construed as spontaneous equilibrium, solely conflict-driven, or a set of agent-based constructions. It offers a new take on the age-old questions of classical and critical social theory and on the fundamentals of institutional and organisational theory alike. This timely and useful relational examination of social institutions reveals how complex societies can keep functioning even though theirorders are constantly contradicted by multiple disordering endeavours and tendencies.

The book addresses the problem of institutionalised order in modern capitalist societies with highly developed division of labour. Via thorough critique and reconstruction of neo institutionalist theory, classical social theories, and critical ideology theory, The Invisible Order introduces the first relational theory of social institutions to explain in detail how individuals end up encountering institutions as objective. Thus synthesising integrative and conflicting social relations, the work calls into question deeply rooted understandings in which society is variously construed as spontaneous equilibrium, solely conflict-driven, or a set of agent-based constructions. It offers a new take on the age-old questions of classical and critical social theory and on the fundamentals of institutional and organisational theory alike. This timely and useful relational examination of social institutions reveals how complex societies can keep functioning even though theirorders are constantly contradicted by multiple disordering endeavours and tendencies. 

The book addresses the problem of institutionalised order in modern capitalist societies with highly developed division of labour. Via thorough critique and reconstruction of neo institutionalist theory, classical social theories, and critical ideology theory, The Invisible Order introduces the first relational theory of social institutions to explain in detail how individuals end up encountering institutions as objective. Thus synthesising integrative and conflicting social relations, the work calls into question deeply rooted understandings in which society is variously construed as spontaneous equilibrium, solely conflict-driven, or a set of agent-based constructions. It offers a new take on the age-old questions of classical and critical social theory and on the fundamentals of institutional and organisational theory alike. This timely and useful relational examination of social institutions reveals how complex societies can keep functioning even though theirorders are constantly contradicted by multiple disordering endeavours and tendencies.

Kun maailmalla puhkeaa kriisi, Suomen pääministeri matkustaa Brysseliin. Huippukokousten ja muiden korkean tason tapaamisten saamasta näkyvyydestä huolimatta julkista keskustelua leimaa sitkeästi puutteellinen ymmärrys siitä, kuinka merkittävä vaikutus Euroopan unionilla on Suomen sisä- ja ulkopolitiikkaan.Suomen kolmas tasavalta kertoo, millaiseksi Suomen hallitsemistapa muuttui maan liittyessä vuonna 1995 Euroopan unioniin. Laajan haastatteluaineiston perusteella teos piirtää kokonaiskuvan suomalaista Eurooppa-politiikkaa muotoilevasta poliittis-hallinnollisesta eliitistä - sen jäsenten taustoista, näkemyksistä ja työskentelykulttuurista. Haastateltujen joukossa on muun muassa komissaareja ja muita EU:n huippuvirkailijoita, eurokansanedustajia, kansliapäälliköitä sekä ministereitä.Ilmastonmuutoksen, pandemioiden ja sotilaallisten konfliktien kaltaisten kohtalonkysymysten ratkaisemisessa Euroopan unioni on avainasemassa. Siksi on syytä tietää, ketkä Suomen asioita EU-elimissä ajavat - ja miten.