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World Society, Institutional Theories, and the Actor by Meyer, John W.

“…Much modern social theory depicts society as made up of autonomous and purposive individual and organized actors. In reaction, the new institutional theories…”
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The worldwide expansion of higher education in the twentieth century by Schofer, Evan, Meyer, John W

“…"The authors analyze the rapid worldwide expansion of higher educational enrollments over the twentieth century using pooled panel regressions. Expansion is…”
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International Tests, National Assessments, and Educational Development (1970–2012) by RAMIREZ, FRANCISCO O., SCHOFER, EVAN, MEYER, JOHN W.

“…Recent decades have seen rapid growth of national participation in international tests as well as expanded national assessment testing. This article addresses…”
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“They Are All Organizations”: The Cultural Roots of Blurring Between the Nonprofit, Business, and Government Sectors by Bromley, Patricia, Meyer, John W.

“…An important transformation is reshaping once-distinct social structures, such as charitable and religious groups, family firms, and government agencies, into…”
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The Worldwide Spread of Environmental Discourse in Social Studies, History, and Civics Textbooks, 1970–2008 by Bromley, Patricia, Meyer, John W., Ramirez, Francisco O.

“…The world environmental movement has gained much strength in recent decades and has led many nations to focus on environmental education. We examine the extent…”
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Christopher K. Chase-Dunn Circa 1970 by Meyer, John W.

“…Reflections on Chris Chase-Dunn's career…”
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The Societal Consequences of Higher Education by Schofer, Evan, Ramirez, Francisco O., Meyer, John W.

“…The advent of mass schooling played a pivotal role in European societies of the later nineteenth century, transforming rural peasants into national citizens…”
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The Worldwide Expansion of "Organization" by Meyer, John W., Bromley, Patricia

“…We offer an institutional explanation for the contemporary expansion of formal organization—in numbers, internal complexity, social domains, and national…”
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The "Actors" of Modern Society: The Cultural Construction of Social Agency by Meyer, John W., Jepperson, Ronald L.

“…Much social theory takes for granted the core conceit of modern culture, that modern actors-individuals, organizations, nation states-are autochthonous and…”
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On university competition by Frank, David John, Meyer, John W.

“…Universities are specific local entities, and as such are in competition with one another for resources and prestige. The general tone of the literature-which…”
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Multiple Levels of Analysis and the Limitations of Methodological Individualisms by Jepperson, Ronald, Meyer, John W.

“…This article discusses relations among the multiple levels of analysis present in macro-sociological explanation—i.e., relations of individual, structural, and…”
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Beyond the Nation-State: The Reconstruction of Nationhood and Citizenship by Kamens, David H, Hannum, Emily

“…The book examines the effects of education in creating global citizens who share a world culture. This occurs within an international system that still remains…”
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Global liberalism, emerging illiberalism, and human rights, 1980 to 2018 by Cole, Wade M., Schofer, Evan, Meyer, John W.

“…The international institutions established after 1945 enshrine and expand human rights norms. Recently, the global liberal order has been challenged by a…”
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Illiberal Reactions to Higher Education by Schofer, Evan, Lerch, Julia C., Meyer, John W.

“…Higher education has expanded at astonishing rates around the world. We seek to understand the oppositions that periodically arise, which may produce…”
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Student Achievement and National Economic Growth by Ramirez, Francisco O., Luo, Xiaowei, Schofer, Evan, Meyer, John W.

“…Educational policy around the world has increasingly focused on improving aggregate student achievement as a means to increase economic growth. In the last two…”
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The Pyramid of Nonprofit Responsibility: The Institutionalization of Organizational Responsibility Across Sectors by Pope, Shawn, Bromley, Patricia, Lim, Alwyn, Meyer, John W.

“…Observers have noted that organizations in all sectors, whether business, nonprofit, or government, have been moving toward rationalized structures that…”
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Human rights in social science Textbooks: Cross-national Analyses, 1970-2008 by Meyer, John W, Bromley, Patricia, Ramirez, Francisco O

“…In reaction to the disasters of the first half the 20th century and World War II, a dramatic world movement arose emphasizing the human rights of persons in…”
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ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS—BRINGING MEANING, VALUES, AND CULTURE BACK IN: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL RESEARCH FORUM by SUDDABY, ROY, ELSBACH, KIMBERLY D., GREENWOOD, ROYSTON, MEYER, JOHN W., ZILBER, TAMMAR B.

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University Expansion and the Knowledge Society by Frank, David John, Meyer, John W.

“…For centuries, the processes of social differentiation associated with Modernity have often been thought to intensify the need for site-specific forms of role…”
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The rise of individual agency in conceptions of society: Textbooks worldwide, 1950–2011 by Lerch, Julia, Bromley, Patricia, Ramirez, Francisco O, Meyer, John W

“…A broadly recognized sociological insight is that rising levels of individualism increasingly characterize a growing number of countries. This article examines…”
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