The article contributes to institutional theory and, in particular, to the literature examining institutional change by adopting a critical-discursive approach to show that an open arena, where conflicting discourses are freely contested, is insufficient to produce institutional change. The authors draw on Bourdieu's concept of field, as a system of social relations, to question the potential of field struggle to alter taken-for-granted norms in society. Empirically, the article examines recent government-led Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Spain. We are introduced to the three institutional mechanisms established to shape the Spanish CSR agenda, which are based on social dialogue and stakeholder consultation. The analysis of the case, based on documents produced by three multi-stakeholder forums and interviews with participants to the consultation processes, is rich and thought-provoking.
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