ABSTRACT

In this commentary, I use the gender emancipation project as a context for a critique of institutional theory. The core of the critique is that institutional theory cannot be critical. This is demonstrated through a very brief history of #MeToo. In that instance, an institutional theoretical analysis would suggest success for the activists behind #MeToo. Regulative forces have emerged requiring gender training while normative expectations regarding toxic masculinity (for instance, mansplaining and manspreading) have shifted. In this sense, the institutional field has adopted much of the language of #MeToo. But even a cursory analysis shows that the project of gender emancipation is far from complete. This critique is extrapolated to a broader question of our disciplinary axiology. What do we want our research to accomplish?

摘要

在这篇评论中，我将性别解放计划作为对制度理论的批判的背景。批评的核心是制度理论不能批判。#MeToo的简短历史证明了这一点。在那种情况下，一项机构理论分析将为#MeToo背后的激进主义者提出成功。监管力量已经出现，需要进行性别培训，而有关有毒男性气质的规范性期望（例如，有男子气概和蔓延）已经发生了变化。从这个意义上讲，机构领域采用了#MeToo的许多语言。但是，即使粗略地分析也表明，性别解放计划还远远没有完成。这种批评被推论到我们的学科价值论的一个更广泛的问题。我们希望我们的研究完成什么？