A Society of Meta-Organizations
Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations — organizations composed of other organizations. These range from international bodies like the International Whaling Commission, to national industry or business associations like the crowdfunding association Finance Participative France, to...
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| description | Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations — organizations composed of other organizations. These range from international bodies like the International Whaling Commission, to national industry or business associations like the crowdfunding association Finance Participative France, to local associations such as fisheries co-management committees in Catalunya. Meta-organizations have become a defining feature of how actors coordinate, govern and make collective decisions. But what exactly makes them distinct, and why do they matter — both in theory and in practice? This book delves into the importance, characteristics and diversity of meta-organizations. It explores four interrelated perspectives: meta-organizations as a widespread, heterogeneous empirical phenomenon in contemporary society, as a conceptual framework that raises specific methodological challenges, as part of a broader theory of decision-based social orders, and ultimately as arenas where hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dynamics may unfold. By bridging theory and practice, this work offers new insights into how meta-organizations operate, how they can be studied and understood, the problems they raise and what they can achieve under certain conditions — making it essential reading for practitioners, students, scholars, and policymakers alike. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1736842026-03-19T13:47:39Z A Society of Meta-Organizations Berkowitz, Héloïse Meta-organizations Social orders Organizational theory Collective governance Sustainability transitions thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJU Organizational theory and behaviour thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJK International business thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations — organizations composed of other organizations. These range from international bodies like the International Whaling Commission, to national industry or business associations like the crowdfunding association Finance Participative France, to local associations such as fisheries co-management committees in Catalunya. Meta-organizations have become a defining feature of how actors coordinate, govern and make collective decisions. But what exactly makes them distinct, and why do they matter — both in theory and in practice? This book delves into the importance, characteristics and diversity of meta-organizations. It explores four interrelated perspectives: meta-organizations as a widespread, heterogeneous empirical phenomenon in contemporary society, as a conceptual framework that raises specific methodological challenges, as part of a broader theory of decision-based social orders, and ultimately as arenas where hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dynamics may unfold. By bridging theory and practice, this work offers new insights into how meta-organizations operate, how they can be studied and understood, the problems they raise and what they can achieve under certain conditions — making it essential reading for practitioners, students, scholars, and policymakers alike. 2026-03-19T13:47:38Z 2026-03-19T13:47:38Z 2026-03-02T18:00:57Z 2026 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110844 9781805117735 9781805117711 9781805117728 9781805117759 9781805117742 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173684 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/110844/1/9781805117735.pdf Open Book Publishers Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0505 10.11647/OBP.0505 b014b543-78bd-4c3b-bc71-b68e2ac855b9 9781805117735 9781805117711 9781805117728 9781805117759 9781805117742 Open Book Publishers 160 Cambridge, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Meta-organizations Social orders Organizational theory Collective governance Sustainability transitions thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJU Organizational theory and behaviour thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJK International business thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques Berkowitz, Héloïse A Society of Meta-Organizations |
| title | A Society of Meta-Organizations |
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| title_short | A Society of Meta-Organizations |
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| topic | Meta-organizations Social orders Organizational theory Collective governance Sustainability transitions thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJU Organizational theory and behaviour thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJK International business thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques |
| topic_facet | Meta-organizations Social orders Organizational theory Collective governance Sustainability transitions thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJU Organizational theory and behaviour thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJK International business thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJM Management and management techniques |
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