A society of meta-organizations Héloïse Berkowitz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkowitz, Héloïse, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization.

Organization and Administration.

Medical Subjects:

Organization and Administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge, United Kingdom] Open Book Publishers [2026]

Summary:

"Our contemporary societies are made of meta-organizations — organizations composed of other organizations. The se range from international bodies like the International Whaling Commission, to national industry or business associations like the crowdfunding association Finance Participative France, to local associations such as fisheries co-management committees in Catalunya. Meta-organizations have become a defining feature of how actors coordinate, govern and make collective decisions. But what exactly makes them distinct, and why do they matter — both in theory and in practice? This book delves into the importance, characteristics and diversity of meta-organizations. It explores four interrelated perspectives: meta-organizations as a widespread, heterogeneous empirical phenomenon in contemporary society, as a conceptual framework that raises specific methodological challenges, as part of a broader theory of decision-based social orders, and ultimately as arenas where hegemonic and counter-hegemonic dynamics may unfold. By bridging theory and practice, this work offers new insights into how meta-organizations operate, how they can be studied and understood, the problems they raise and what they can achieve under certain conditions — making it essential reading for practitioners, students, scholars, and policymakers alike"-- Open Book Publishers

Contents:

Why study meta-organizations?

Meta-organization as an important empirical phenomenon in contemporary societies

The conceptual specificities of the society of meta-organizations

Theorizing meta-organizations and social orders

Meta-organizations as spaces for (counter)-hegemonic dynamics

Meta-organizations and the transformations of social orders

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers, viewed February 23, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Berkowitz, Héloïse Society of meta-organizations

ISBN:

9781805117735

1805117734

9781805117759

1805117750

9781805117742

1805117742

OCLC:

1573977242

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access