Conflict, Cooperation, and Institutional Change on the Commons

Rational choice scholarship posits two principal theories to explain why political institutions emerge and change: cooperation theory and conflict theory. We evaluate cooperation theory and conflict theory to explain the emergence of common property institutions among a group of Maasai pastoralists...

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Main Authors: Coleman, E.A., Mwangi, E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95545
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description Rational choice scholarship posits two principal theories to explain why political institutions emerge and change: cooperation theory and conflict theory. We evaluate cooperation theory and conflict theory to explain the emergence of common property institutions among a group of Maasai pastoralists in southwestern Kenya. Our empirical results show that the change to common property is best explained by conflict theory.
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spelling CGSpace955452025-06-17T08:24:10Z Conflict, Cooperation, and Institutional Change on the Commons Coleman, E.A. Mwangi, E. conflicts cooperation change Rational choice scholarship posits two principal theories to explain why political institutions emerge and change: cooperation theory and conflict theory. We evaluate cooperation theory and conflict theory to explain the emergence of common property institutions among a group of Maasai pastoralists in southwestern Kenya. Our empirical results show that the change to common property is best explained by conflict theory. 2015-10 2018-07-03T11:03:10Z 2018-07-03T11:03:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95545 en Limited Access Wiley Coleman, E.A., Mwangi, E.. 2015. Conflict, Cooperation, and Institutional Change on the Commons American Journal of Political Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12137
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