Social Institutions Research Articles

Unmasking the Impact of Bureaucratic Violence

This introductory article introduces the concept of bureaucratic violence as a partly new way of understanding and analyzing refugees’ encounters with bureaucratic structures within authorities and organizations. Violence or the threat of violence is an inevitable part of the experiences of most forcibly displaced people. In this Special Issue, we highlight how bureaucracies as social institutions, besides providing access to rights, also impact refugees in ways that are constraining, humiliating, soul-killing and, sometimes, life-threatening. We present the theoretical underpinnings of the term bureaucratic violence and, thus, the conceptual framework that connects the different case studies included.

METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF RESEARCH ON PROBLEMS OF SOCIALIZATION OF PERSONALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

Relevance. Despite being traditional and important for psychological and sociological sciences, the problem of socialization remains vulnerable to criticism due to the apologetic nature of its theoretical and methodological foundations. Within the limits of traditional approaches, the success or failure of the process and results of socialization are considered, in fact, in the interests of the officially recognized state ideology with a corresponding set of ideals and values. This may be acceptable for countries with established democratic regimes, but it generates many insidious questions in the conditions of confrontation between societies with different civilizational reference points. This is the situation we have today in the context of the russian-Ukrainian war. Methodology is based on the discursive approach, which does not deprive the researcher of the right to evaluate socialization from his or her ideological position, but excludes the extrapolation of these evaluations to the psychological (procedural) content of socialization. According to this approach, the discourses in which socialization takes place, rather than its psychological content itself, can be evaluated from a moral or ideological perspective. This allows for a more realistic evaluation of the socialization experience of different societies, different countries and peoples, for comparison, etc. People’s participation in the reproduction and development of discourse can be traced by the results of monitoring all-Ukrainian representative surveys conducted by the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine since the early 1990s. Results. During this time, the territorial-state discourse has gradually formed as a leading one in Ukrainian society. Its value imperative is the attitude of state independence. About 80% of citizens believe that although there are many obstacles in the way of our statehood, Ukraine should still be independent.

Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem

The authors of the present paper conducted a comprehensive analysis of university place in the ecosystem of adult education, based on its characteristic functions, priorities of activity and emerging tensions. The participation of universities in the professional training of adults is analyzed. The research focus is projected on the assessment of the situation at the institutional (a university as a social institution) and organizational level (a university as a specific institution of higher education). A discussion of the prospects for transforming the place of higher institution in the ecosystem of adult education is presented. The study was conducted using a semiformalized interview method (n=36) with representatives of the commercial and public sector occupying key positions (heads and top management of universities, corporate universities, educational consulting organizations, providers of non-formal education services, etc.). Main results. Several points of university positioning in the structure of adult education ecosystem are identified: 1) the university is the core of the educational ecosystem and holds this status; 2) the university occupies the central place of the educational ecosystem, but can lose this status by certain actions or inaction; 3) the university is not the core of the educational ecosystem and should not be; 4) the university is not the core of the educational ecosystem, but could become it. According to most experts, universities occupy a central place in the ecosystem of adult education and have a high potential to retain leadership positions, provided that the educational material is relevant and meets the demands of the labor market. At the same time, it is important to consider that some participants of the educational ecosystem (online platforms, corporate universities and others) are rapidly increasing their influence and implementing large-scale educational programs for the population. Universities, having a high level of public trust and being mainly responsible for fundamental professional education, are interested in accumulating the advantages of other participants of the educational ecosystem. It is optimal to present the university as a central hub of educational practices for the population, accumulating the advantages of other actors of the adult education ecosystem. The article is addressed to administrative and managerial staff of universities, representatives of executive authorities and the real sector of the economy, scientific and pedagogical staff and graduate students seeking to study lifelong learning of adults.

Implementation of Community Participation in the Process for Forming Responsive Regional Regulations in Bandung City

Community participation in the formation of local regulations is very important, because local regulations that are formed must be in accordance with the wishes and needs of the community. Implementation of community participation in the formation of local regulations will determine the quality, have an impact on the local regulations that are formed. However, community participation in the city of Bandung in the formation of local regulations is lacking. The problems raised by the author are: (1) how is the basis for the implementation of the formation of local regulations in the city of Bandung number 2 of 2013 concerning social institutions 2) how the implementation of public participation in the formation of local regulations in the city of Bandung, 3) how the process of forming a participatory and responsive local regulations in Bandung. The purpose of this study is to find out, study and analyze regarding: (1) the basis of the implementation of the formation of local regulations in Bandung City number 2 of 2013 concerning social institutions, (2) implementation of community participation in the formation of local regulations in the city of Bandung, and (3) the process the formation of participatory and responsive local regulations in the city of Bandung. This study uses a sociological juridical approach, with descriptive research specification analysis. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data, obtained through interviews and literature studies, which are then analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that: (1) community participation in the formation of local regulations can improve the quality of local regulations because the community is the object of the local regulations and the people who run the local regulations. Community participation produces input to improve the quality of decisions, and the implementation of local regulations will run more optimally; (2) The process of forming local regulations in Bandung is less participatory and not responsive, so that the resulting decisions are not yet of quality and not in accordance with the needs and expectations of the community, other than that it can not be minimized public turmoil or dissatisfaction and in the end the implementation of regional regulations is not running properly; and (3) the causes of the lack of quality community participation in the formation of local regulations in the city of Bandung are: (a) lack of understanding of the community in the process of establishing local regulations, (b) lack of decisive efforts from local governments in capturing the aspirations of the community, (c) the regulations are not made based on the interests of the community and the socialization of local regulations have not been maximized, and (d) the community is less involved. The solutions needed include: (a) a commitment from the law makers in the regions to involve the community in any discussion of the Peraturan Daerah, (b) a clear and transparent socialization and enforcement of the Peraturan Daerah is needed, (c) a more accurate study of the problems faced community, and (d) involving all elements of society. Keywords: Community Participation and Responsive Local Regulations

Household Non-mortgage Debt and Depression in Older Adults in 22 Countries: What is the Role of Social Norms, Institutions and Macroeconomic Conditions?

Household Non-mortgage Debt and Depression in Older Adults in 22 Countries: What is the Role of Social Norms, Institutions and Macroeconomic Conditions?

SOCIAL POLICY: THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF SOCIAL WORKERS

The scientific article represented an analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study and teaching of social policy. The concept of "Social policy" is defined as a synthesis of theoretical and methodological approaches, as an educational discipline for students - future social workers, and as a practical activity aimed at reducing social tension in society and a tool of social justice. The author of the article analyzes the key problems of studying the problems of social policy and methods of teaching the discipline "Social Policy" in the period of a full-scale invasion. The main accents of the scientific publication are the principles, values, and effective tools of the state's social policy. Innovative teaching methods can help students - future social workers to understand the main problems of socio-economic inequality, gender aspects of social policy, methods, and directions of social protection of vulnerable categories of the population. Discussion of the results of sociological research, publications, and development of own projects made a great contribution to the development of critical thinking. The connection of the main directions and methods of social policy with the functioning and development of leading social institutions will help the practical implementation of knowledge in the everyday reality of social workers. Examples of discussions and realization of practical cases during the teaching of Social Policy as an educational discipline are offered for the analysis of social initiatives and programs in the context of various models of social policy. The active using of practical experience in the implementation of social programs and initiatives is proposed in the scientific article

VOICES OF RESILIENCE: REFLECTIONS OF UKRAINIAN SOCIAL WORKERS IN TIMES OF WAR

This article focuses on the challenges and adaptations faced by social workers in Ukraine in response to the full-scale Russian invasion that began in February 2022. Employing a narrative research design, the article analyzes semi-structured interviews with 12 social workers from various regions of Ukraine, conducted during February-March 2024. These interviews aimed to collect in-depth personal recollections and experiences related to the impact of the war on social work practice. From the analysis of the gathered information, three key themes were identified: (1) reactions to the onset of the full-scale invasion and actions of social workers; (2) the manifestation of resilience by social institution workers in wartime; (3) lessons and prospects. The interviews revealed that, in wartime conditions, social workers face unprecedented difficulties, including the loss of documents by clients during evacuation, an increase in the number of vulnerable individuals, and risks to their own lives and health. Despite this, they demonstrate remarkable dedication to their mission, adapting to changing circumstances and continuing to provide essential support and assistance. The article examines how the military conflict affects the practice of social work, highlighting innovative approaches and adaptation strategies. Special attention is given to the need for developing standardized procedures for crisis situations, the importance of international cooperation and experience exchange, and the role of technology in supporting effective social work. Given the overall situation, the article offers recommendations for the further development and strengthening of the social work system in Ukraine. In particular, it emphasizes the necessity of preparing social workers for wartime conditions, including training in self-help and self-recovery techniques, engaging communities in mutual support, and the importance of optimistic hope and faith in the future as critical components of resilience.

Institutional effects on family business internationalization: a systematic review

Abstract Family firms play a vital role in the global business landscape, significantly impacting their home countries GDP. These firms diverge from non-family counterparts in their internationalization strategies, yet they stand to gain substantial benefits from international expansion. Beyond economic considerations, family resources and values introduce non-economic factors that challenge traditional economic theories. This study leverages an institutional approach to illuminate the multifaceted influences shaping family firms’ internationalization, encompassing positive and adverse dynamics. The integration of institutional theory marks a recent shift in understanding family firm internationalization, encompassing institutional and economic geography perspectives. To foster discourse and guide future research, this paper systematically reviews peer-reviewed articles covering over a decade, from 2010 to 2023. It identifies formal and informal institutional elements, alongside economic geography factors, that either facilitate or impede family firms’ internationalization. This review underscores existing knowledge gaps at the nexus of institutional theory, economic geography, internationalization, and family business studies. Notably, the systematic literature review uncovered a limited corpus of only 41 articles, indicating the need for more research exploring the synergy between economic geography and institutional factors in the context of diverse internationalization strategies. Furthermore, the review highlights the underexplored terrain within social institutions and economic geography, revealing a notable gap in the extant research.

Religion and New Media (The Phenomena of New Media Influences on Religion in the Digital Era)

At the present time, the media has a very important role as a fast messenger with a wide range. The more developed the world becomes more modern, the role is expanding. The influence of the media developed after the discovery of radio and television and the last appearance of the internet. Satellites as signal senders now transmit sound and image waves throughout the world, even to remote areas. In relation to religion, in general, the essence of media globality makes religious followers use it to spread the teachings of their religion. Moreover, because in principle that the prophet who receives the revelation has a role in spreading religion, spirituality and guiding humans. At the end, it raises the question that whether new media can be used to spread religious culture, just as media expertise in advertising various products or other things? Religion and Media, if explored further, on the one hand have the same thing in terms of seeking the truth. The difference is that religion claims to have found the truth, while the media does not say that. One of the media disciplines is to check and verify until they find the truth as close as possible, so that the truth is relative. While the truth for religion is absolute. Religion as a world community is a very important part. Especially for people who live in areas with a religious and spiritual population. Apart from the diversity of meanings from the belief in a religion or sect of a religion, but one thing that might be the same is interpreted by adherents of religion that religion is not only a social institution but also as a relationship between humans and their God

Rural Women’s Response to Climate Change: An Exploratory Study of Women’s Grassroot Network in Odisha

The emergence of Feminist Political Ecological (FPE) position allows to rethink about social institutions like Self Help Groups (SHGs) as foundations for building green movements through everyday practice. The collective voice that has helped them emerge economically self-sufficient is reflected in their decision making, when the larger cause of climate change or environmental decision-making are involved. It is time that their actions permeating the ecology and environment gains credence and such coalitions provide ground as movements for achieving the larger collective agenda. Idea of SHGs as social capital helped the marginalized women create different ‘gendered subjectivities’ and endowed them with a collective voice, be it conservation of their own ecological settings or confronting the social system. The case of Climate Credit Pilot Project and/or conservation of indigenous seed varieties in remote villages of Odisha bear testimony to women’s consciousness regarding climate mitigation initiatives and the meaningful actions associated with environmental justice. Such interventions show that the embedment of economic, social and cultural values of SHG groups align with their instinct for attaining a larger goal of environment protection through household and community level actions. The gendered subjectivities including increased social consciousness among women, better access to new information, up-skilling has made them better and enlightened decision makers. The practice of joint or consensual action by SHG collectives enable them to address multi-scalar issues like climate change. However, the broader agenda of social and economic empowerment has to align with their decision making power relating to their immediate ecology and environment. In this context, the proposed study will probe emerging social consciousness of women on climate change issues, while examining their larger environmental responsibility in local situation, wherein the women remain at the receiving end. This is a field-based exploratory study of women from subsistence and indigenous communities of three districts in Odisha which interrogates the role of SHGs in creating a social space for women to engage with the question of environmental decision making. The study intends to analyse the field data in relation to environmental rights, responsibilities and knowledge of rural and Adivasi women within the institution of SHGs. It aims to formulate the concept, i.e., can SHGs be seen as co-linear spaces which needs to be strengthened as bearers of green movements at the local level as a response to the climate crisis.

The accumulation economy of private schools: extraction, mystification and depletion

ABSTRACT Too few studies of elite private schools consider how they derive power and prestige from their relationships and interactions with other social and political groups and institutions, including the State. This paper contributes to elite school studies by examining the relationality between the Australian State and private sector schools around how government funds public and private education. Of all Australian students, 35.5% attend private schools. All private schools, including elite schools, receive significant amounts of taxpayers’ money. After explaining the complex policy architecture of this funding regime, this paper offers a fresh set of conceptual resources to help deepen the analysis of this situation. We argue that the whole Australian private school sector operates as an accumulation economy, essentially utilising public sector resources to enlarge, enrich and sustain itself. This happens via three dynamics – accumulation by extraction, by mystification and by depletion. We show how elite schools are part of, and benefit from, each.

Images of Corporeality in Law: The Experience of the BRICS Countries

This article presents the authors’ approaches to understanding the concept of corporeality in its normative dimension. The purpose of the study is to conceptualize the images of human corporeality that exist in the system of legal regulation. Based on the idea that the research category is a representation of certain characteristics of the human body, the authors substantiate the possibility of using institutional and functional-activity approaches to analyzing human corporeality. Both of these approaches are based on distinct foundations, which include social institutions, fields of activity and functional purposes of the human body. The common basis for the two approaches lies in the biosocial component, which is considered one of the defining characteristics of an image of corporeality. Depending on the approach used, the authors propose three classifications of images of corporeality: private and public, collective and individual and normal and abnormal. Regulatory practices that are aimed at consolidating these images of corporeality are analyzed within the framework of the current legal regulations in the BRICS countries. The authors conclude by noting that corporeality is a biosocial category that serves as the basis for legal subjectivity, while gaps in existing images of corporeality are the basis for its normalization.

The association between criminal legal attitudes and healthcare utilization among adolescents: differences by gender and race

System avoidance is a concept that individual contact with the criminal legal system causes avoidance of other social institutions. Negative attitudes about the criminal legal system and subsequent mistrust in healthcare systems or providers have only been studied in adults. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the association between healthcare utilization and youth-reported negative criminal legal attitudes stratified by gender and race in adolescents. Adolescents from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study self-reported attitudes involving legal cynicism, police legitimacy, and healthcare utilization. Logistic regressions were estimated to examine the associations between youth-reported criminal legal attitudes involving legal cynicism and police legitimacy, healthcare utilization, and sociodemographics. Only among non-white girls were negative criminal legal attitudes significantly associated with reduced likelihood of healthcare utilization during the previous 12 months (aOR = 0.55, p ≤ 0.01). Negative criminal legal attitudes in non-white girls reduced the odds of healthcare utilization, which supports the concept of system avoidance of institutions. This has implications for policymakers as they enact laws on crime and surveillance, especially in minority communities, as views on the criminal legal institution can impact other facets of life. More research is needed to directly explore this relationship beyond cross-sectional studies.

Proxenia as a Model for Early Christian Host-Leaders

To mitigate the costs and risks of travel, Greek communities utilized the formal social institution of proxenia. The honorific title of proxenos (“public host”) was bestowed upon someone in another community who provided travelers with hospitality services, such as physical accommodation, social access, and legal protections. This social institution of proxenia, similar to but more specific than ancient patronage or benefaction, offers a fruitful heuristic model for interpreting travel among early Christians and the role of host-leaders within the emerging movement. Itinerant Christians would have utilized the proxenos-paradigm and cultivated proxenos-like relationships with prominent Christian hosts. This paper examines how Philemon and Phoebe functioned as proxenos-like hosts for Christians traveling through their respective cities. We conclude with discussions regarding the prominence and authority of proxenia-like host-leaders within early Christian social networks. Such people with the capacity to facilitate travel and grant social inclusion amassed significant power, as they became the centralized nodes enabling social connectivity..

Dynamics of the relative values of youth in education and in the labor market

The subject of the study is the process of transformation of youth values in the context of social adaptation in the labor market.The object of the study is the system of social behavior of young people in the context of educational and work activities. The authors investigate in detail the causes of the social risks of youth deprofessionalization. Attention is drawn to the fact that personal values often acquire their "relative" character and are considered by young people in the context of social adaptation. Based on the analysis of the social behavior of young people in the context of educational and work activities, the focus is on the social risks of their deprofessionalization. It is emphasized that the division of values according to the priority of "survival – self-expression" has become key to differentiating the social status of social groups. Higher education plays a key role as an institution, without which it is impossible to implement a model of leadership and sustainable development.General theoretical methods (synthesis, comparison, analogy) were used in the study of value dynamics, general scientific methodological concepts (structural, functional, interpretative) were used in the analysis of scientific and theoretical approaches, secondary data analysis methods (content analysis) were used to study value transformations. The main conclusions of the study are: - the processes of transformation of values in the system of social relations are largely related to the fact that the trajectories of personality development change under the influence of objective and subjective conditions. In this regard, the key role is assigned to the institute of education; - education as a social institution focuses on the dynamics of value transformations and focuses on the socialization of a new generation of youth. The trajectories of professional development determined by him make it possible to reduce "value inflation" and generate demand for the most demanded professional knowledge and competencies for society. The observed process of "value inflation" suggests that social partners have to "tighten" the professional skills of at least a quarter of employed graduates; - the problem of professional development lies in the loss of the value of professional activity itself and leveling the ability of a fixed group of graduates to self-development. We are talking about "relative" values and their binding, on the one hand, to the strategy of adaptation of young people in the labor market, on the other – to sustainable personal growth. The novelty of the research lies in the concretization of the dynamics of the "relative" values of young people in education in relation to the conditions of their social adaptation in the labor market.

Was sind literarische Praktiken?

Against the background of a boom in praxeological research approaches in the social and textual sciences, the article attempts (a) to clarify relevant concepts such as ›social practice‹, ›social institution‹, ›rule‹ or ›convention‹, (b) to characterize a particular type of social practice, literary practices, in more detail, and (c) explain their basic mode of operation. According to the picture sketched out, literary practices are asymmetrical practices that consist of mutually interrelated production practices and reading practices and are characterized by a complex interplay of literary standards, hypothetical imperatives, conventions in the sense of David Lewis, as well as non-coordinating conventions.

Creation of Inclusive Spaces: Impact of Minority Stress and LGBTQ College Climate on Quality of Life of Queer Students

In India, 17% of individuals identify as non-heterosexual according to the LGBT+ Pride Global Survey Report. Discrimination and stigma against the LGBTQ community remain pervasive even after Section 377 was decriminalised. Being a minority and dealing with heterosexism and other types of social and cultural oppression adds up as minority stress, making them more vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes and social marginalisation. Majority of young people' time is spent in academic settings. The college setting is critical to the mental health of LGBTQ students. During these pivotal developmental phases, inclusion can reduce minority stress and enhance wellbeing. Against this backdrop, the research sought to answer the pressing question: How can we create inclusive spaces for LGBTQ university students? The present research aims to explore the impact of minority stress and perception of campus climate on quality of life of Indian queer students. The methodology involved a cross sectional quantitative research. Questionnaires were filled by LGBTQ college students aged between 18-28 years. (N=200). For statistical analysis correlation and multiple linear regression was conducted. Findings revealed that minority stress and college climate were negatively associated with quality of life. Furthermore, minority stress and perception of LGBTQ campus climate significantly predicted quality of life. The research underscores the importance of diversity and inclusion to counter systemic oppression. The study's implication includes the requirement for queer inclusive interventions to be implemented in Indian educational institutions. It demands that other social institutions address the psychological stressors that members of sexual and gender minorities face

The evolution of systems engineering as a transdiscipline

AbstractSystems engineering's evolutionary trajectory has been far from linear, and its future direction is uncertain. We present an assessment and vision of how SE might evolve to enduringly be impactful and relevant, despite growing complexity and radical technological change. We discuss how SE started out focused on achieving technical objectives, then drifted towards a more process and methodology focus, and is now responding to calls to return to its roots under the banner of “attaining elegant solutions to complex problems.” We discuss how SE has always been a transdiscipline, although it was not always so recognized, and how SE is now increasingly recognizing and valuing its transdisciplinary nature. We present our view that the future of SE as an impactful and relevant engineering discipline lies in the strengthening of its transdisciplinarity and an increased focus on attaining elegant solutions to complex problems. We present a framework for understanding the nature of SE and the way in which it evolves in terms of its principles, methods and purposes. We show that SE is informed by, and informs many disciplines and social institutions in a dynamic ecology of discovery, achievement and vision. Lastly, we discuss the value of this framework, and show how it can serve as a basis for developing a common understanding of the value and potential of SE, and support institutions such as INCOSE as they engage in the wider social agenda of building a better and more sustainable world.

Foreword

As technology advances, there are growing arguments about artificial intelligence, which is still controversial, with both welcome and pessimistic views regarding its role in the future of human life. What was revealed about the development of artificial intelligence is considered very simple in the eyes of specialists and observers, especially in areas that have not been explored, and this constitutes a source of fear for many. The vast leaps witnessed in recent years in the field of artificial intelligence have become a source of anxiety for most people, especially those working in institutions and industrial facilities, even though this anxiety stems from losing their jobs and replacing them with robots. This concern came from statements that the next two decades will witness the introduction of vast quantities of robots to the market. OpenAI was initially established in 2015 by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others to advance digital intelligence. On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer. ChatGPT uses a large language model to provide users with quick and reliable answers and give enough information about most of the topics. Furthermore, ChatGPT allows users to have more in-depth conversations. The concern about the impact role of ChatGPT on educational and social institutions has led to some reactions from academic institutions, and school districts were hasty and took action to block artificial intelligence platforms from schools, which they quickly retracted in the aftermath. On the other hand, some scholarly academic journals, including our Arab World English Journal, have announced guidelines for article authors. Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process. While we are editing the final draft of this volume (April 2024), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a statement that OpenAI has opened its first office in Asia, Japan, and is providing a GPT-4 custom for the Japanese language; it is three times faster its predecessor. OpenAI aims to expand ChatGPT’s global presence. After releasing ChatGPT, which is backed by Microsoft, OpenAI has emerged as a leading company in the history of computing. In this special issue, we addressed the impact of ChatGPT and AI-assisted technologies, an essential topic that will constitute the main features of education and publications in the twenty-first century. The issue contains 21 articles from eight countries (China, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Malaysia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine). It covers a broad spectrum of related topics: Academic writing, the pedagogical potential of infinigoChatIC, Grammar Teaching and Learning in EFL Classes, English Language Proficiency in EFL Classrooms, Grammar Teaching and Learning in EFL Classes, EFL Essay Writing, Distance Learning Environment, Evaluation of the Translation, Improve the Research Writing Process, Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Language Learners’ Critical Thinking, Naruto Fan Fiction Writing, and the Impact of ChatGPT on Future Academics. We seize this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to the authors who have shared their research with our Arab World English journal. We anticipate that the articles in this volume will attract a diverse readership and deepen our understanding of ChatGPT’s role in learning and teaching and its associated challenges. We also hope these papers will provide a thought-provoking perspective for faculty members and students to consider ChatGPT’s impact on writing and related assignments.

Hybrid governance of digital platforms: Exploring complementarities and tensions in the governance of peer relationships

How do platforms integrate governance mechanisms that promote inherently distinct rules and incentives to manage peer relationships? Digital platforms combine market and community-based mechanisms to govern peer-to-peer interactions for value creation. However, these governance mechanisms play unique roles and interact in distinctive ways, thus shaping how platforms can leverage them for the governance of peer relationships. Through an analysis of sharing platforms, we identify under what conditions particular couplings of market and community mechanisms facilitate a stable governance configuration. We uncover how platforms leverage complementarities and avoid tensions among a set of core and elaborating governance mechanisms. The findings show that market and community mechanisms and their interactions constrain platform governance in different ways. When platforms have strong commercial identities and offerings, implement strict assurance instruments, or develop strong social institutions, they confine core mechanisms to a single governance structure and prevent innovative configurations. However, under specific conditions, platforms explore complementarities between market and community mechanisms which lead to either mixed or highly mixed governance configurations. The study uncovers platforms’ possibilities and constraints in developing stable governance configurations which hybridize market and community mechanisms.