concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: logic of appropriateness

epistemological foundations of political science
type: Concept
narrower: logic of appropriateness

institutionalism
type: Concept
narrower: logic of appropriateness

logic of appropriateness
type: Concept
broader: institutionalism
broader: epistemological foundations of political science
definition: The logic of appropriateness refers to a view of action that involves the matching of situations, roles, and rules. It defines a basis for decision making biased toward what social norms deem right, rather than what cost-benefit calculations consider best. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Logic of Appropriateness]