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counterinstitutionalization

/ˌkaʊn.tɚˌɪn.stɪˌtuː.ʃə.nə.l(a)ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

counterinstitutionalization noun: the process or outcome of creating alternative institutions or systems that function independently of, or in opposition to, existing dominant institutions.

Noun

counterinstitutionalization (usually uncountable, plural counterinstitutionalizations)

  1. (usually) The process or outcome of creating alternative institutions or systems that function independently of, or in opposition to, existing dominant institutions.
    • Historical counterinstitutionalizations, such as worker-run factories, demonstrate the viability of decentralized models.
    • States increasingly contest international institutions by the strategy that can best be labeled "counter-institutionalization."2018 March 9, Michael Zürn, chapter 7.6, in A Theory of Global Governance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, Conclusion, page 192

Forms of counterinstitutionalization

pluralcounterinstitutionalizations
alternative formcounter-institutionalization
alternative formcounterinstitutionalisation
alternative formcounter-institutionalisation

Origin of counterinstitutionalization

From counter- + institutionalization.

Questions about counterinstitutionalization

What does counterinstitutionalization mean?
Counterinstitutionalization means the process or outcome of creating alternative institutions or systems that function independently of, or in opposition to, existing dominant institutions.
What part of speech is counterinstitutionalization?
Counterinstitutionalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce counterinstitutionalization?
Counterinstitutionalization is pronounced /ˌkaʊn.tɚˌɪn.stɪˌtuː.ʃə.nə.l(a)ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of counterinstitutionalization?
The plural of counterinstitutionalization is counterinstitutionalizations.

Words near counterinstitutionalization in the dictionary

  1. counterinitiative
  2. counterinitiatives
  3. counterinstance
  4. counterinstances
  5. counterinstitution
  6. counterinstitutionalization
  7. counterinstitutionalizations
  8. counterinstitutions
  9. counterinsult
  10. counterinsults
  11. counterinsurgencies

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