institutionalism.

An approach that explains social outcomes through institutions, rules, and established practices.

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Words that belong together

• new institutionalism
• institutionalism in political science

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Institutionalism helped explain why similar reforms produced different results.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: uncommon.