Historical institutionalism for critical transport studies: The politics of private railways in Tokyo.
Critical transport studies view transport systems as socially constructed and politically situated, challenging the prevalent approach centered on technical efficiencies and utilities in transport research. However, existing approaches have not sufficiently emphasized the institutional path dependen...
| Publicado en: | Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) Vol. 63; no. 7; pp. 1483 - 1504 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=193320025&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 193320025 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00420980 54XY jtl: Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) issn: 00420980 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: May2026 vid: 63 iid: 7 pid: 2171 pub: Sage Publications, Ltd. artinfo: ui: 193320025 10.1177/00420980261419405 ppf: 1483 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: Historical institutionalism for critical transport studies: The politics of private railways in Tokyo. aug: au: Liu, Yudi affil: Waseda University, Japan su: Tokyo (Japan) Historical institutionalism (Sociology) Path dependence (Social sciences) Cities & towns Transportation policy Transit-oriented development Railroads sug: subj: Historical institutionalism (Sociology) Path dependence (Social sciences) Cities & towns Tokyo (Japan) Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Line-Haul Railroads Short Line Railroads Passenger rail transportation Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs Transportation policy Transit-oriented development Railroads keyword: critical transport studies historical institutionalism path dependence transit-oriented development urban politics 以公共交通为导向的开发 历史制度主义 城市政治 批判性交通研究 路径依赖 critical transport studies historical institutionalism path dependence transit-oriented development urban politics 以公共交通为导向的开发 历史制度主义 城市政治 批判性交通研究 路径依赖 ab: Critical transport studies view transport systems as socially constructed and politically situated, challenging the prevalent approach centered on technical efficiencies and utilities in transport research. However, existing approaches have not sufficiently emphasized the institutional path dependence and contingencies arising from historical decisions. This study addresses this gap by introducing historical institutionalism (HI) as a framework for interpreting institutional stability and changes in rail transit systems and transit-oriented development (TOD). HI reflects a scientific constructivist epistemology to explain the power dynamics and historical contingencies underlying institutions. It complements existing lenses that focus on historical details, class relations, or everyday situations. An HI analysis of Tokyo illustrates how path dependence and contingent decisions preserve and reinforce a globally rare institution that encourages private rail transit entities to profit from non-transport businesses. This institution permits land speculation and underserves less populous areas because it expects rail entities to be self-financed through profits rather than relying on subsidies. Its continuous reinforcement has led policymakers and the public to take it for granted and rarely consider alternatives. Such HI insights allow transport research to critically understand how policies stabilize, change, and diverge, thereby informing theories and policymaking. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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