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Explore the discourse and institutional elements influencing the legitimation process of social housing institutional players. Delve into how mutual reinforcement of discourse and institutional components shapes authority perception, potentially masking conflicts of interest. Investigate the impact of financial imperatives on the marginalization of social policies, considering the coexistence of social and financial discourses and its implications for emerging institutional players such as the Australasian Housing Institute (AHI).
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DISCOURSE AND CONSENSUS OF INSTITUTIONAL PLAYERS IN SOCIAL HOUSING by Associate Professor Mary Kaidonis Head of School of Accounting & Finance Research of accounting in its organisational, political and social contextsUniversity of WollongongFaculty of Commerce: inspiring social innovation
The Australasian Housing Institute (AHI) • “a new institutional player” (Milligan, 2004: 3). • “help to build support for stronger and more relevant national and state housing policies” (Milligan, 2004: 3).
“promote debate and advocate on social housing” • “engage and encourage all levels of government to value, seek and act on the advice of the AHI” (Australasian Housing Institute, 2005).
Suggests • social acceptance of the AHI reflected at the government level. • Social acceptance enables the claim of legitimation by an institution – hence use of Theory of Legitimation
Theory of legitimation • the discourse and institutional elements • crucial components of the legitimation process • interplay • mutually reinforcing
Mutual reinforcing • impression of authority of a consensual process • could mask conflicts of interest
Institutional element • broad level reflected by : • organisations or entities of the State • related legislative instruments • eg acts and agreements
afforded authority • exercise power within the systems which its society created
Discourse • specific vocabulary which is understood and shared between institutional players • implicit ideology – not readily challenged
Suggests • Dominant discourse • Financial imperatives • marginalise social policies
If so, then • UK impact of New Public Management “new business or commercial ethos” (Walker, 2000, p 281).
Potential • Financial discourse privileged over social policy discourse? • Social policy expressed in financial discourse? • Coexistence of social and financial discourses?
Impact on emerging institutional players? • Adopt the discourse to gain legitimacy? • Risk marginalisation?
Level 1 & 2 – institutions of the state • Level 3 AHI • to be an institutional player • choice of discourse ? • too early? • potential for debate, advocacy, engagement of AHI ?