Historical Case Studies

Examining the structural patterns of institutional coordination and their implications for understanding power.

Testing the coordination mechanism theory across different historical contexts and religious traditions.

Examining the organizational structures and enforcement mechanisms that enabled religious mobilization for elite objectives.

Examining the economic returns and resource flows generated by crusading for different institutional actors.

A historical exploration of how religious institutions mobilized populations for elite economic interests through the Crusades and beyond.

Exploring how religious institutions solve coordination problems for elite projects.

How the future of global prosperity depends on rewriting the rules to allow every nation a fair climb.

How stringent intellectual property regimes hinder technological catch-up for latecomer nations.

How South Korea’s state-led development defied neoliberal prescriptions and achieved rapid growth.

How 'good governance' institutions are often the result of development, not its prerequisite.