Institutionelle Verstetigung von paradigmatischer Ausrichtung

Das Beispiel Sachverständigenrat

Abstract

A central criticism of economics is that there exists a determinate, relatively monolithic approach: mainstream economics. A representative example is the „German Council of Economic Experts“ (Expert Council
for the Assessment of the Macroeconomic Development, Sachverständigenrat, SVR) with
four mainstream members plus one dissenter, a „4 :1“ quota with institutionalized minority
recognition. In this article we ask from a sociological and especially from a performative point
of view whether this quota will be reflected in the annual reports of SVR and whether it can
be found in structures in the scientific field as well, especially in textbooks and in appointment
practices of its members.