Publications

For much of modern history, public governance operated on the assumption that societies could be understood by dividing them into manageable parts. Governments established specialised ministries, public agencies and administrative…

Every era of human history has been shaped by institutions capable of responding to the dominant challenges of their time. Agricultural societies developed institutions that could organise land, resources and…

For centuries, thinking has been regarded as one of the defining characteristics of individual human beings. We naturally associate cognition with the human mind: the capacity to perceive reality, interpret…

For more than a century, organisations have been understood primarily as administrative structures designed to coordinate people, resources and processes in pursuit of defined objectives. Whether in the public or…

For most of history, institutions have been designed around the principle of stability. Governments, courts, universities, public administrations and international organisations have derived much of their legitimacy from their ability…

Public institutions are often described through their legal powers, organisational structures or administrative responsibilities. Yet beneath these visible characteristics lies another dimension that is rarely discussed: their capacity to perceive…