What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Law
- Social science
- Politics
Johan P. Olsen spends much of his time researching Politics, Epistemology, Law and economics, Institution and Identity.
His Politics research incorporates themes from Positive economics, Social constructionism and Dynamics.
Johan P. Olsen has included themes like Bureaucracy, Individualism and State in his Law and economics study.
His Individualism research focuses on subjects like Political philosophy, which are linked to Social science.
As part of one scientific family, Johan P. Olsen deals mainly with the area of Institution, narrowing it down to issues related to the Discretion, and often Public administration.
His Rational choice institutionalism research incorporates themes from Relative autonomy and Inefficiency.
His most cited work include:
- A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice. (5164 citations)
- Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics (3717 citations)
- The New Institutionalism: Organizational Factors in Political Life (2394 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Politics, Public administration, Democracy, Political economy and Government.
In general Politics, his work in New institutionalism is often linked to Order linking many areas of study.
His research integrates issues of European integration, Corporate governance, Popular sovereignty and Accountability in his study of Public administration.
Johan P. Olsen combines subjects such as Autonomy, Normative, Bureaucracy and Organizational theory with his study of Democracy.
His Political economy course of study focuses on Polity and Multi-level governance.
His work deals with themes such as Administration, Public sector, State and Law and economics, which intersect with Government.
He most often published in these fields:
- Politics (35.65%)
- Public administration (28.70%)
- Democracy (22.61%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2019)?
- Accountability (10.43%)
- Public administration (28.70%)
- Politics (35.65%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Johan P. Olsen mostly deals with Accountability, Public administration, Politics, Order and Positive economics.
His Accountability research incorporates elements of Organizational behavior and human resources, Organizational commitment, Public relations, Organizational learning and Action.
His study in Action is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Diversity, Public notice and Law and economics.
Ambiguity, Transformation and Order are fields of study that intersect with his Public administration study.
His Politics research focuses on Democratic accountability in particular.
His work in Positive economics is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Rationality.
Between 2013 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Democratic Order, Autonomy, and Accountability (44 citations)
- Democratic Accountability, Political Order, and Change: Exploring Accountability Processes in an Era of European Transformation (12 citations)
- Accountability and Ambiguity (12 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Law
- Social science
- Politics
Johan P. Olsen focuses on Public administration, Politics, Accountability, Democratic accountability and Order.
His study in the field of Public notice also crosses realms of Ambiguity and Shifting attention.
His Politics study typically links adjacent topics like Autonomy.
His Democratic accountability research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Order, Solidarity and Political economy.
In his papers, Johan P. Olsen integrates diverse fields, such as Order, Normative, Democracy, Structuring, Agency and Action.
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