ABSTRACT
As the literature on co-production has grown, so too has the call for a greater application of institutional theory to the study of co-production in different contexts. This chapter develops a framework of institutional logics that facilitates the comparative analysis of co-production by non-profit professionals that is sensitive to their unique contextual opportunities and constraints. The chapter discusses the notions of institutional logics and hybridity, and the key characteristics of each of the primary ‘institutional orders’ of society (focusing on the state, market, and community). It then proceeds to outline the operationalization of this concept into an analytical framework of: (1) rules, (2) practices, and (3) values, beliefs, and ideas. Finally, the chapter explains how this framework forms the basis for data collection and data analysis.
