Normative, mimetic, and arguably even coercive isomorphism are all at work in attempts to wokeify the institutions—and in attempts to de-wokeify them.https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1390020298834026502 …
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I'm actually not sure that de-wokeification is all three. A state legislature banning something is pure coercive.
I don't think it's "coercive" in the normal sense of the word. It protects public school students from compelled speech by the state. It is an exercise in the legitimate democratic power of the legislature and limits the power of the state bureaucracy. Good policy all around.
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Aaron and I are using these terms in the technical sense defined in DiMaggio and Powell. 1983. "The Iron Cage Revisited" American Sociological Review
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In this sense, coercive means an organization does something because the regulatory state and/or monopsonistic customers demand it. Normative means skilled professionals expect it. Memetic means industry peers do it.
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