The ongoing interest in the work of Max Werber rests on the one side u
pon the actuality of problems he raised, on the other side upon the me
thodological basis of his suggestions for the solution of problems. Th
erefore, his legacy is still open for inquiry. Among the open question
s belongs the problematic of the analysis of institutions and the cont
ribution to institutional politics Weber may offer. The article attemp
ts to expose Weber's program for institution-building. It discusses sy
stematically some dimensions of institutional analysis in relation to
present political processes.