Institutions as Long-Horizon Persistence Engines Externalized Regulation Beyond Individuals in the Binary-Constructivist Constraint Framework

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Authors: Curtis Ashley-Duplain
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Abstract

This paper is a conceptual extension within the Binary-Constructivist Constraint Framework (BCCF). It argues that institutions arise as long-horizon symbolic persistence engines when temporal accessibility limits and agent turnover prevent symbolic coordination from remaining stable through interpretation alone. Institutions are treated as enforced symbolic regulators that preserve admissible action beyond individual lifespans, emotional states, and immediate social contexts. The work is non-empirical by design and explicitly halts at the observer-embedded regime boundary.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Critical Realism in Sociology Embodied and Extended Cognition Social Power and Status Dynamics

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
8 January 2026