The Bloomington School, the New Science and Art of Association, and Cultivating Self-Governing Citizens
ABSTRACT
Elinor Ostrom was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science (2009) for her pioneering work on institutional governance and the evolution of rules to address the problem of common-pool resources. In this conference, we explored the so-called “Bloomington School” and discussed some of the implications raised by their approach to liberty.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Ostrom, Elinor, “Metropolitan Reform: Propositions Derived from Two Traditions” In Polycentricity and Local Public Economies, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999. 139-160.
Ostrom, Elinor. “A Behavioral Approach to the Rational Choice Theory of Collective Action: Presidential Address, American Political Science Association.” The American Political Science Review 92, no. 1 (March, 1998): 1-22.
Ostrom, Elinor. “Design Principles in Long-Enduring Irrigation Institutions.” Water Resources Research 29, no. 7 (July 1993): 1907-1912.
Ostrom, Elinor, “Crossing the Great Divide: Coproduction, Synergy, and Development” In Polycentric Governance and Development: Readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, edited by Michael D. McGinnis, 346-374. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Ostrom, Elinor and Gordon Whitaker, “Community Control and Governmental Responsiveness” In Polycentricity and Local Public Economies, edited by Michael D. McGinnis, 203-231. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Ostrom, Elinor; et al. “Aid, Incentives, and Sustainability.” Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Stockholm, Sweden, February, 2001.
Ostrom, Vincent. The Meaning of Democracy and the Vulnerability of Democracies: A Response to Tocqueville's Challenge. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1997.
Ostrom, Vincent, “Polycentricity” In Polycentricity and Local Public Economies, edited by Michael D. McGinnis, 52-74. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Ostrom, Vincent. The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration, 3rd Edition. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 2008.
Ostrom, Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, “Public Goods and Public Choices” In Polycentricity and Local Public Economies, edited by Michael D. McGinnis, 75-103. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
Ostrom, Vincent, Charles M. Tiebout and Robert Warren. “The Organization of Government in Metropolitan Areas: A Theoretical Inquiry.” The American Political Science Review 55, no. 4 (December 1961): 831-842.
Poteete, Amy, Marco Janssen, and Elinor Ostrom. Working Together: Collective Action, the Commons, and Multiple Methods in Practice. Oxfordshire: Princeton University Press, 2010.