Joustra, Gerrit (2021) The Effect of Institutional Rules on Collective Action. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
In this research a qualitative comparative case study is conducted between three cases. The research analyses the influence of institutional rules from the IAD framework on collective action. The IAD framework consists of different rules, which can have different rule states and these states can have a negative or positive influence on collective action. The central question that is answered in this study is how these rule states influence collective action regarding subsurface infrastructure projects in the municipality of Groningen and Het Hogeland. The rule states have been identified for each of the cases on the basis of interviews and document analysis. Important rule states that influence collective action for these projects were found. Choice rules, aggregation rules, pay-off rules and scope rules had a different rule state when the project that succeeded in collective action was compared with the projects that did not succeed in collective action. Risk sharing pay-off rules, flexible choice rules and homophily scope rules seem to have a positive influence on collective action. For future similar projects it is advised to apply these rule states during the project to incentivise collective action. A noticeable difference between the conceptual model and the results of the research was the difference between the scope rules. In the theoretical framework, homophily was expected to negatively influence collective action and heterophily was expected to positively influence collective action. However, in the analysis of the three cases this turned out to be the other way around. A factor outside of the IAD framework was found that additionally influences the seizing of collective action. The knowledge about the built environment of the project and upcoming tasks of other sectors seems to be important when the information rule state is unshared, and the boundary rule state is closed. The study is an exploration of the influence of the IAD framework rules on collective action. To fully grasp the influence of these rules on collective action a larger dataset of cases is needed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Environmental & Infrastructure Planning |
| Supervisor: | Busscher, T. and Neef, M.R. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2021 13:56 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2021 13:56 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3627 |
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