institutions
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, institutions has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Sep 2025).
An institution is a humanly devised structure of rules and norms that shape and constrain social behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions and norms are all examples of institutions. Institutions vary in their level of formality and informality. Institutions embody a great deal of knowledge of how to do things in society and have been described as the social science equivalent of theories in the
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Field | Sociology, Political Science |
Who talks about institutions on podcasts?
institutions came up; the most recent mention was Sep 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
What is institutions mentioned alongside?
institutions is most often mentioned alongside political spectrum, illegal immigrant and Uton.
Mentioned together: political spectrum, illegal immigrant, Uton, another state, another country, elected leaders, lone gunman, political ideology