Covenants with and without a Sword: Self-Governance Is Possible

Article Properties
Abstract
Cite
Ostrom, Elinor, et al. “Covenants With and Without a Sword: Self-Governance Is Possible”. American Political Science Review, vol. 86, no. 2, 1992, pp. 404-17, https://doi.org/10.2307/1964229.
Ostrom, E., Walker, J., & Gardner, R. (1992). Covenants with and without a Sword: Self-Governance Is Possible. American Political Science Review, 86(2), 404-417. https://doi.org/10.2307/1964229
Ostrom E, Walker J, Gardner R. Covenants with and without a Sword: Self-Governance Is Possible. American Political Science Review. 1992;86(2):404-17.
Journal Categories
Political science
Political science
Political institutions and public administration (General)
Social Sciences
You May Also Like
Refrences
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
10.56021/9780801828188 1982
The Meaning of American Federalism: Constituting a Self-governing Society 1991
Social Norms and Economic Institutions 1991
Laboratory Research in Political Economy 1991
Laboratory Research in Political Economy 1991
Citations
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
The political economy of criminal governance Public Choice
  • Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)
  • Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
  • Political science
  • Social Sciences
 2024
Global supply chains as global commons: some policy considerations from the perspective of microfoundations in an evolutionary framework Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review
  • Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
 2024
The seeds of success: the pivotal role of first round cooperation in public goods games Journal of the Economic Science Association 2024
Effects of individual and collective decision rule on cooperation in public goods game Applied Mathematics and Computation
  • Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods
  • Science: Mathematics
 2024
Sharing with minimal regulation? Evidence from neighborhood book exchange European Economic Review
  • Social Sciences: Commerce: Business
  • Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
  • Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science
 2024
Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science474
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business404
Social Sciences208
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences147
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology108
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)99
Political science93
Science: Biology (General): Ecology89
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering86
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry84
Science: Science (General)66
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)55
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management43
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management42
Science: Biology (General)39
Science36
Medicine29
Social Sciences: Statistics28
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry27
Science: Mathematics23
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine22
Political science: International relations21
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)19
Agriculture: Plant culture18
Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry16
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)14
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform12
Agriculture: Animal culture11
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)11
Technology: Manufactures: Production management. Operations management11
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources11
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics11
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics11
Law11
Technology11
Science: Geology10
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology10
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science9
Science: Physics9
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation7
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling6
Science: Biology (General): Evolution5
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography5
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology5
Agriculture: Forestry4
Agriculture4
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)4
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media4
Education: Theory and practice of education4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene3
Science: Botany: Plant ecology3
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods3
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering3
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning3
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery3
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics3
Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology3
Social Sciences: Finance3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports3
Science: Zoology2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering2
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software2
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)2
Education2
General Works: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities2
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources2
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)2
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Accounting. Bookkeeping2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion2
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware1
Technology: Building construction1
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade1
Science: Physics: Electricity and magnetism: Electricity: Plasma physics. Ionized gases1
Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Transportation engineering1
History America: Latin America. Spanish America1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology: Physical anthropology. Somatology: Human evolution1
Technology: Chemical technology1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials1
Technology: Manufactures1
Science: Biology (General): Genetics1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Cattle: Dairy processing. Dairy products1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Cattle: Dairying1
Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture1
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply1
Social Sciences: Transportation and communications1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology1
Medicine: Medicine (General)1
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Marketing. Distribution of products1
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism1
Law: Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence: Comparative law. International uniform law: Commercial law1
Auxiliary sciences of history: Archaeology1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor1
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology: Consciousness. Cognition1
Science: Physiology: Neurophysiology and neuropsychology1
Social Sciences: Commerce1
The category Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science 474 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Heterogeneity and the Provision of Governance for Common-Pool Resources and was published in 1992. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Use and Design of Peer Evaluations for Bonus Allocations. This article reached its peak citation in 2011, with 82 citations. It has been cited in 384 different journals, 9% of which are open access. Among related journals, the SSRN Electronic Journal cited this research the most, with 187 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
Citations used this article by year