# How to think about social science and governing

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Don Moynihan]]
- Full Title: How to think about social science and governing
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-think-about-social-science

## Highlights
- Institutions provide the stability and familiarity necessary to embed routines and reshape culture. In non-market environments these are essential tools. Over time, institutions become self-reinforcing as associated norms become widely shared and accepted. The downside to these qualities are the risk of staleness, and maladaptation, as institutions fail to keep up with external demands placed upon them.