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{{see also|Technology|Institution events}}

{{icon|institutions|22px}} '''Institutions''' are fundamental advances in civilization and are the primary determinant of {{icon|technology cost|22px}} [[technology]] cost. Technologies require specific Institutions to be embraced and will have increased tech cost penalties otherwise (as shown through the icons above the technology, where those shown in red or grayed out are  increasing the cost). The first tech of an institution receives an institution penalty of {{red|+15%}} the next one {{red|+30%}} and all following techs {{red|+50%}}, this modifier can stack if multiple requirements are unfullfilled. Embracing an institution requires that institution to be fully present in provinces containing at least 10% of a country's {{icon|development|22px}} [[development]] (modified by {{icon|local autonomy|22px}} local [[autonomy]]), after which it requires an amount of {{icon|ducats|22px}} ducats dependent on the remaining development in provinces where the institution is not fully present.

There are a total of 8 different institutions that appear throughout the game (except for the first which is present at the beginning of the game in 1444), at roughly 50-year intervals starting in 1450 and ending in 1750.

Each year all provinces an institution can spawn in are randomly given a chance to spawn the institution. Each eligible province for an institution has a fixed chance (5% to 100% depending on the institution) to get it to spawn in that province. If only 3 provinces can get it to spawn for an institution with a 10% spawn chance there is a 90% × 90% × 90% = 72.9% chance that it won't spawn in the beginning of that year. If none or only a few provinces are eligible for spawning, it can take years or even decades for an institution to show up. Especially Colonialism is notorious for late spawning due to having only a 5% chance to spawn in a province, which effect is increased if there are not many colonizers or the colonizers have few coastal centers of trade or developed provinces connected to their capital.

== {{icon|institution spread}} Spread modifiers ==
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The spread of institutions is modified on both a global and a provincial level. Global modifiers affect the spread of institutions in all provinces in a nation, local modifiers affect the spread of institutions in a specific province. 

{| class="mildtable"
! style="width:30px" | {{icon|institution spread|24px}}
! style="width:300px" |  Global modifiers
! style="width:300px" |  Local modifiers
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+50%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|Age of Reformation|24px}}Age of Reformation ability Institutional Spread (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|moh|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_holy_city_kairouan.png|40px]] [[Holy City of Kairouan]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] magnificent level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_sankore_madrasah.png|40px]] [[Sankore Madrasah]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] magnificent level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
}}
|
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+33%}}{{0|.0}}
| [[File:Great_project_holy_city_kairouan.png|40px]] [[Holy City of Kairouan]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] significant level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
| Advancement Effort [[edict]] ({{icon|moh|24px}})
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+30%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*[[File:Great_project_buda_castle.png|40px]] [[Bibliotheca Corviniana]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] magnificent level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_porcelain_tower_nanjing.png|40px]] [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] magnificent level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_san_antonio_missions.png|40px]] [[San Antonio Missions]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] magnificent level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_sankore_madrasah.png|40px]] [[Sankore Madrasah]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] significant level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|cotlvl3|20px}} Level III Center of Trade (World Port, World Trade Center)
* [[Papacy#Concessions|Council of trent concession]] ''“Roman Catechism”'' as a {{icon|catholic|24px}} catholic country (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|emp|24px}})
}}
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+25%}}{{0|.0}}
|{{plainlist|
*Icon of St. John Climacus as an {{icon|orthodox}} Orthodox country ({{icon|tr|24px}})
*[[File:Golden bull immensa_aeterni_dei.png|24px]] Immensa Aeterni Dei [[golden bull]] as a {{icon|catholic|24px}} catholic country
}} ({{icon|emp|24px}})
| 
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+20%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist| 
*[[File:Shared knowledge.png|24px]] Shared Knowledge [[federation advancement]] ({{icon|cop|24px}})
* {{icon|gov steppe horde|20px}} [[Settle down]] government reform
* [[File:Great_project_buda_castle.png|40px]] [[Bibliotheca Corviniana]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] significant level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
* [[File:Great_project_holy_city_kairouan.png|40px]] [[Holy City of Kairouan]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_1.png|20px]] noteworthy level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
* [[File:Great_project_porcelain_tower_nanjing.png|40px]] [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] significant level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_san_antonio_missions.png|40px]] [[San Antonio Missions]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] signiciant level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
}}
|
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+15%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*At 3 {{icon|stability|20px}} stability (scaling modifier)
*Harmonized {{icon|jewish}} Jewish religion as a {{icon|confucian}} Confucian country ({{icon|moh|24px}})
*Assimilated Germanic culture group as {{flag|Mughals}}}} ({{icon|dh|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_sankore_madrasah.png|40px]] [[Sankore Madrasah]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_1.png|20px]] noteworthy level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
|
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+10%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*At peace
*[[Unconditional surrender]]
*[[Lucky nation]]
*{{icon|fetishist|20px}}Fetishist with {{icon|islam|20px}} Islam [[cult]] ({{icon|rom|24px}})
*Adaptive isolation level as a {{icon|shinto}} Shinto country ({{icon|moh|24px}})
*{{icon|theocracy|24px}} [[The Guru's Wisdom]] government reform as a {{icon|sikh|24px}} Sikh theocracy
*[[File:Great_project_buda_castle.png|40px]] [[Bibliotheca Corviniana]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_1.png|20px]] noteworthy level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_porcelain_tower_nanjing.png|40px]] [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_1.png|20px]] noteworthy level ({{icon|lev|24px}})
*[[File:Great_project_san_antonio_missions.png|40px]] [[San Antonio Missions]] at [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_1.png|20px]] noteworthy level (only in provinces following the state religion) ({{icon|lev|24px}})
* [[Papacy#Concessions|Council of trent concession]] ''“Non-Latin Bible”'' as a {{icon|catholic|24px}} catholic country ({{icon|emp|24px}})
* ''“Adi Granth”'' teaching from the {{icon|sikh|24px}} Sikh guru Arjan
}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|states|20px}} [[State]] province
*{{icon|trade company|20px}} [[Trade company]] ({{icon|won|24px}}/{{icon|dhr|24px}})
*{{icon|cotlvl2|20px}} Level II coastal Center of trade (Entrepot)
*Coastal province
*[[File:Shadhili.png|24px]] Shadhili [[holy order]] as a muslim country with Andalusian culture ({{icon|gc|24px}})
*{{icon|imperial authority|20px}} part of the HRE with the reform [[Ewiger Landfriede]]
*Producing {{icon|coffee|20px}} coffee
}}
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|+5%}}{{0|.0}}
|{{plainlist|
*Trading in {{icon|coffee|20px}} coffee
*{{icon|theocracy|24px}} [[Partial Secularisation]] government reform
}}
| {{icon|states|20px}} In the capital [[state]]
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−10%}}{{0|.0}}
|
|{{plainlist|
*Active {{icon|missionary|20px}} [[missionary]]
*Occupied
*Under siege}}
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−15%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{flag|Japan|0}} ''“Enforce Sakoku Law”'' decision
*{{icon|nomad|20px}} [[Steppe Horde]] government reform}}
|
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−20%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|tribe|20px}} [[Siberian native council]] government reform
}}
|
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−33%}}{{0|.0}}
|
|{{icon|looting speed|20px}} Fully looted (scaling modifier)
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−50%}}{{0|.0}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|gov steppe horde|20px}} [[native tribe]] government type
*Bankruptcy
}}
|
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|−100%}}{{0|.0}}
|
|{{icon|devastation|20px}} 100% devastated (scaling modifier)
|}

Several [[idea]]s and [[policy|policies]] also affect spread rate:
{{bonus table|institution spread|collapse=yes}}

=== Effects of development ===
Developing a province gives that province an immediate increase in the oldest non-present institution equal to one sixth of the new development of the province. The increase is capped at 10% (60 development). The development required to bring an institution with 0% presence to 100% presence is at least 601 cumulative development points, because for 600 points (reaching 36 dev starting from 11) you get 99.96% due to rounding.
The required development within a province of a given starting development is summarized in the table below.

{| class="mildtable"
! Initial development<br>(0% institution presence) !! Final development<br>(100% institution presence)
|-
| 3–7 || 35
|-
| 8–10 || 36
|-
| 11–13 || 37
|-
| 14–16 || 38
|-
| 17–18 || 39
|-
| 19–20 || 40
|-
| 21–22 || 41
|-
| ... || ...
|-
| 48–49 || 60
|}

Up to an initial development of about 30, the total cost of going from 0 to 100% institution presence in a province is always about 2100 monarch points before other modifiers (such as [[terrain]] or the merchant guild [[estate]] bonus) to development cost. The amount of monarch points required to reach 100%, ''without any modifiers or initial presence'', is summarized by the table below:

[[File:Institution dev cost.png|thumb|500px|Total cost in monarch points, ignoring other bonuses and penalties, of developing an institution, by initial development.]]
{| class="mildtable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! Initial development !! Required monarch points
|-
|3 || 2286
|-
|4 || 2236
|-
|5 || 2186
|-
|6 || 2136
|-
|7 || 2086
|-
|8 || 2158
|-
|9 || 2108
|-
|10 || 2058
|-
|11 || 2133
|-
|12 || 2080
|-
|13 || 2026
|-
|14 || 2101
|-
|15 || 2044
|-
|16 || 1985
|-
|17 || 2060
|-
|18 || 1998
|-
|19 || 2075
|-
|20 || 2010
|-
|21 || 2088
|-
|22 || 2017
|-
|23 || 2095
|-
|24 || 2018
|-
|25 || 2096
|-
|26 || 2177
|-
|27 || 2091
|}

== {{icon|embracement cost}} Embracing institutions ==
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Embracing an institution can be done from the technology tab by clicking on the {{icon|institutions}} institution symbol, then clicking on the institution desired and clicking on the button labeled “Embrace”. At least 10.0% of the country's autonomy-modified development must have the institution present to be able to embrace it. Once this threshold is met, it requires 2.5 {{icon|ducats}} ducats per remaining autonomy-modified development to embrace the institution, after which it will rapidly spread through any remaining provinces that do not have it.

Embracement cost is affected by the following factors:

{| class="mildtable"
! style="width:30px" | {{icon|embracement cost|24px}}
! style="width:300px" |  Trigger
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|−20%}} 
| {{plainlist|
*Lucky nation
*{{icon|Orthodox|20px}} Orthodox country with the icon of St. John Climacus (only with {{icon|tr|20px}})
*{{icon|mission|20px}} permanent  mission reward from the {{flag|Qing}} mission [[Qing_missions#Library_of_the_Four_Treasuries|Library of the Four Treasuries]]
}}
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|−15%}}
| {{plainlist|
*[[File:Great_project_porcelain_tower_nanjing.png|40px]] [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]] [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_3.png|20px]] (only with {{icon|lev|24px}})
}}
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|−10%}}
| {{plainlist|
*{{icon|republic|20px}}[[Colonial Government]] reform
*{{icon|republic|20px}}[[Republic#Crown Colony|Crown Colony]] reform
*{{icon|republic|20px}}[[Republic#Private Enterprise Colony|Private Enterprise Colony]] reform
*{{icon|republic|20px}}[[Republic#Self-Governing Colony|Self-Governing Colony]] reform
*{{icon|republic|20px}}[[Republic#Presidential System|Presidential System]] reform
*{{icon|great power|20px}}Great power (only with {{icon|rom|20px}}/{{icon|emp|20px}})
*{{icon|prestige|20px}} At {{green|100}} prestige (scaling modifier)
*Assimilated Latin culture group as {{flag|Mughals}} (only with {{icon|dh|20px}})
*{{icon|shinto|20px}} Shinto country with Open Doors isolation level (only with {{icon|moh|20px}})
*{{icon|catholic|20px}} catholic country while the [[File:Golden_bull_immensa_aeterni_dei.png|20px|link=Golden bull]] [[Golden bull]] ''“Immensa Aeterni Dei”'' is active (only with {{icon|emp|20px}})
*{{flag|Denmark|0}}Danish event [[Danish_events#The_Pluralistic_Government_of_.5BRoot.Monarch.GetName.5D|The Pluralistic Government of]]
*[[File:Great_project_buda_castle.png|40px]] [[Bibliotheca Corviniana]][[File:Great project level icon tier 3.png|20px]] (only with {{icon|lev|20px}})
*[[File:Great_project_porcelain_tower_nanjing.png|40px]] [[Porcelain Tower of Nanjing]] [[File:Great_project_level_icon_tier_2.png|20px]] (only with {{icon|lev|24px}})
}}
|- VALIGN=top
|style="text-align:right" | {{green|−5%}}
| {{plainlist|
* [[File:Great_project_buda_castle.png|40px]] [[Bibliotheca Corviniana]][[File:Great project level icon tier 2.png|20px]] (only with {{icon|lev|20px}})
}}
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|+10%}}
|{{plainlist|
*enacting the decision [[List_of_decision_lists#Pass_Act_of_Uniformity|Pass Act of Uniformity]]
}}
|-
|style="text-align:right" | {{red|+0.5%}}
|per year after the year 1444(this modifier is applied multiplicatively)
|}

Embracement cost is also affected by the following ideas:
{{bonus table|institution embracement cost}}

== Feudalism ==
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{{desc|Feudalism|Over time, most societies develop a need for a common structure with stronger and more permanent institutions of government. After the fall of the Roman Empire this need came to be filled by a number of institutions and customs that taken together are often considered to be part of the European Feudal system. For similar reasons, permanent government and societal systems have formed all over the world, some of which have roots that go far further back than Feudalism itself.<br>Unlike the other Institutions, 'Feudalism' covers a wide range of different systems and exists from the start in all parts of the world where a strong tradition of Urbanism, Institutionalized Government and Social Stratification has reached a critical point. The institution can spread from contact with any of these cultures, or in some cases begin to grow on its own in a society that fulfills certain criteria.}}
This is present from the start in almost all the Old World. Exceptions include the hordes (other than those of Manchu culture), tribal countries (the New World, sub-Saharan Africa, the upper Nile, and others scattered throughout Asia), and a few others. The start date is 1066, so all nations that have not embraced it get the full {{red|+50%}} technology cost penalty.

Broadly speaking, a [[custom nation]] starts with Feudalism in all its provinces if it would start with it as a non-custom nation, ''or'' if it has one of the following tech groups: {{icon|western}} Western, {{icon|eastern}} Eastern, {{icon|anatolian}} Anatolian, {{icon|muslim}} Muslim, {{icon|indian}} Indian, {{icon|chinese}} Chinese.

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per development
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Feudalism
| 5.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and owner has embraced Feudalism
| 2.0
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 0.6
|-
| Present in non-friendly neighbor province
| 0.1
|-
| Capital in Old World (not North or South America) while not horde, native, or tribal
| 0.1
|-
| Present in neighbor province and the country has a {{icon|nobles|24px}} nobles estate with at least '''30%''' land share and {{icon|nobility loyalty|24px}} {{green|40}} loyalty
| 0.15
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|general}} {{green|+1}} Leaders without upkeep.

== Renaissance ==
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{{desc|Renaissance|Since the 14th century, the wealthy and powerful in the Italian City states have been patronizing artists and scholars willing to explore the old Roman and Greek societies of their forefathers. As a cultural movement the Renaissance already encompasses most of the region and has had a profound impact on literature, art, philosophy and music. Humanist scholars are also analyzing the society in which they live, comparing it to the ideals of the Classical philosophers. Renaissance Humanism has grown into a more mature movement, ready to permeate all aspects of society. A new ideal for rulers as well as those who are ruled is spreading as quickly as the early Printers can distribute copies of these new ideas. A true Renaissance Humanist is an expert on everything from politics and philosophy to art, textual analysis, music and architecture. The Renaissance is now ready to reshape the world to better fit its classical ideals.}}

The Renaissance can appear from 1450 in a province that:
* is in [[Italy (region)]] except Malta (126)
* is in a [[state]]
* is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* is a capital or has at least 20 development - if the game is being played with [[Options#Nations|normal or historical nations]]

It can only be embraced by nations that have already embraced Feudalism.

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per development
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Renaissance
| 5.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and owner has embraced Renaissance
| 2.0
|-
| Province in the Flanders, Tuscany, or Venetia area
| 0.5
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 0.6
|-
| Present in non-friendly neighbor province
| 0.3
|-
| European province with at least 5 development after 1500
| 0.1
|-
| European province with at least 10 development
| 0.05
|-
| European province with at least 20 development
| 0.05
|}

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Latin-cultured capital in the Italian region
| 1.0
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|development cost}} {{green|−5%}} Development cost and {{icon|construction cost}} {{green|−5%}} Construction cost

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|development cost}} {{green|−5%}} Development cost

== Colonialism ==
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{{desc|Colonialism|The discovery of the New World has heralded a new era not only for the colonizers and the colonized, it has also led to the spread of materials and techniques as well as a realization of the vastness of the globe. As animals, crop types, silver and diseases spread across the Atlantic, the first steps have been taken towards a truly global economy. With foreign lands and people being mapped and documented, ideas as well as religious and philosophical debate are increasingly being colored by what we have found in overseas societies. Great minds feel the need to question what was once truth, and from Valladolid to Fatehpur Sikri, the nature of the world is now up for debate.}}

Colonialism can appear from 1500 in a province that:
* Is in Europe, Asia or Africa
* Is in a [[state]]
* Is connected to the capital of its owner
* Is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* Is a coastal province
* Is the capital ''or'' has at least 12 development ''or'' is a {{icon|cot}} Costal Center of Trade
* Owner has {{icon|exploration ideas|24px}} Exploration idea 1 "Quest for the New World" ''or'' a national idea which allows the recruitment of explorers(custom ideas with this effect don't count)
* Owner has discovered a land province in the New World
* Owner owns a province in the New World ''or'' has a colonial subject in the New World

Colonialism can be embraced by any country, even those that have no other institutions.

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per development
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Colonialism
| 5.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and owner has embraced Colonialism
| 2.0
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 1.2
|-
| Port while present in non-friendly neighbor province
| 0.5
|}

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of an Old World country that has colonial subjects in the New World (not Australia)
| 10
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|trade power}} {{green|+10%}} Provincial trade power

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|local trade power}} {{green|+5}} Local trade power

== Printing Press ==
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{{desc|Printing Press|The ability to mass-produce the written word would revolutionize the spread of information and in many ways early modern society as a whole. Pioneered by Renaissance men such as Venetian Printer Aldus Manutius, the new art helped fuel the Renaissance by making the translated classics more widely available. Later the Reformation benefitted greatly from the ability to spread critical publications and translations of the Holy Scriptures.<br>Now that Printing has matured as a technique and spread throughout Europe, hundreds of thousands of copies of everything from Religious and Political pamphlets to scientific treatises and instructions on how to behave are circulating the continent. With print shops growing evermore commonplace, rulers have found it hard to contain the new technique as the comparatively easy means of production means censorship can be sidestepped by moving business across a border or even just changing the name on a title page.}}

Printing Press can appear from 1550 in a province that:
* Is in a [[state]]
* Is connected to the capital of its owner
* Is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* If not its owner's capital: has at least {{icon|development}} 15 development ''or'' produces {{icon|paper}} Paper
* One of the following:
** Religion is {{icon|protestant}} Protestant or {{icon|reformed}} Reformed
** Is in North Germany or South Germany region

Regardless of where Printing Press first appears, an [[Institution_events#Growth_of_the_Printing_Industry|event]] will partially spread it to Venice, Rome, Paris and Augsburg. 

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per development
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Printing Press
| 3.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and on the same continent as the owners capital and the owner has embraced Printing Press
| 2.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and ''not'' on the same continent as the owners capital and the owner has embraced Printing Press
| 1.0
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 0.6
|-
| Present in non-friendly neighbor province
| 0.2
|-
| Present in neighbor province and the country has a clergy estate which has at least 40 loyalty and 30% land share
| 0.1
|-
| European capital with at least 20 development
| 0.05
|}

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Capital whose owner has diplomatic technology 15
| 1.0
|-
| Owner is Protestant, Reformed, Anglican ''or'' Hussite and the province is not part of a trade company
| 2.0
|-
| Province is Protestant, Reformed, Anglican ''or'' Hussite
| 1.0
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|stability}} {{green|−5%}} Stability cost modifier

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|institution spread}} {{green|+10%}} Institution Spread

== Global Trade ==
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{{desc|Global Trade|Goods have been moved across continents since antiquity. But where this was previously limited to a set number of routes and goods such as the manufactured goods of India and China finding their way across the Indian Ocean and along the Silk Road, all trade is now increasingly becoming part of a greater world network. With the discovery of the Americas, sea routes around Africa and the crossing of the Pacific Ocean, local trade networks are being connected into one world-spanning interconnected web.<br>Silver mined in the Andes is now being boxed and taken via Europe all the way to China and India. Iron mined and wrought in Scandinavia is being sold in West Africa by English merchants, and others are making a fortune just distributing cloth and spices within the South East Asian trade sphere. Local Indian merchants are investing in future European trade ventures. It may still be early to speak of a truly Global Economy but surely the first seeds have been sown.}}

Global Trade can appear from 1600 in a province that:
* Is not an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* Is in the highest-valued trade node in the world. This only counts the trade value that stays in the node.
* Its owner has a merchant or the main trading port in the highest-valued trade node ''and'' has the most trade power there
* One of the following:
** Is the country's capital
** Is a {{icon|cot}} Center of Trade of at least level 2
** Is a level 1 {{icon|cot}} Center of Trade ''and'' the year is at least 1630

The [[Ages|Age of Absolutism]] will begin after this institution has existed for 10 years. 

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per development
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Global Trade
| 5.0
|-
| Not trade company ''and'' on the same continent as the capital of its owner ''and'' the owner has embraced Global Trade 
| 2.0
|-
| Not trade company ''and'' ''not'' on the same continent as the capital of its owner ''and'' the owner has embraced Global Trade 
| 1.0
|-
| Is a level 2 {{icon|cot}} Center of Trade
| 0.1
|-
| Is a level 3 {{icon|cot}} Center of Trade
| 0.4
|-
| Present in neighbor province ''and'' the owner has the Burghers estate which has at least {{icon|burghers loyalty}} 40 loyalty and {{icon|estate territory}} 30 land share 
| 0.1
|-
| Has a port and Global Trade is present in a neighboring province
| 0.5
|-
| Has no port and Global Trade is present in a neighboring province
| 0.25
|}

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Printing Press is present
| 0.5
|-
| Has at least {{icon|trade power}} 15 Trade Power
| 0.4
|-
| Has at least {{icon|trade power}} 25 Trade Power
| 0.8
|-
| Has at least {{icon|trade power}} 35 Trade Power
| 1.2
|-
| Has at least {{icon|trade power}} 45 Trade Power
| 1.6
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|merchant}} {{green|+1}} Merchant

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|local trade power modifier}} {{green|+10%}} Local Trade Power modifier

== Manufactories ==
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{{desc|Manufactories|While a number of technical innovations during the course of the 16th and 17th centuries have increased the output of production for some products such as iron or cloth to an extent, the biggest improvement in the field of production has come in the form of new forms of organization. By creating manufactories, often outside the city limits, merchant capitalists can both bypass the ancient guild laws that inhibit mass production as well as pioneer ways to increase production through the organization and specialization of labor in one place. The forerunners of the later Industrialization are able to increase output by facilitating access to raw materials and mass organization of labor rather than by expensive new machinery. This is in itself a huge change over the often heavily regulated methods of old, however, and together with later technical advances this new mode of production will come to revolutionize society.}}
This arrives after 1650 in a province that:
* Is in a [[state]]
* Is connected to the capital of its owner
* Is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* Both the {{icon|Printing Press}} Printing Press and {{icon|Global Trade}} Global Trade institutions are present
* Has at least {{icon|development}} 20 development
* Has at least two neighboring provinces which have at least {{icon|development}} 15 development 
* Has a {{icon|wharf|24px}} Naval Equipment Manufactory, {{icon|weapons|24px}} Weapons Manufactory, {{icon|textile|24px}} Textile Manufactory, {{icon|plantations|24px}} Plantation, {{icon|tradecompany|24px}} Trade Station, ''or'' {{icon|mill|24px}} Mill
{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per {{icon|development}} development (in-game display is monthly)
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Manufactories
| 3.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and on the same continent as the capital and owner has embraced Manufactories
| 2.0
|-
| ''Not'' [[Trade Company]] and not on the same continent as the capital and owner has embraced Manufactories
| 1.0
|-
| Has a {{icon|wharf|24px}} Naval Equipment Manufactory, {{icon|weapons|24px}} Weapons Manufactory, {{icon|textile|24px}} Textile Manufactory, {{icon|plantations|24px}} Plantation, {{icon|tradecompany|24px}} Trade Station, {{icon|farm estate|24px}} Farm Estate, ''or'' {{icon|mill|24px}} Mill on the same continent as the birthplace of Manufactories
| 0.8
|-
| Has a {{icon|textile|24px}} Textile Manufactory on a different continent than the birthplace of Manufactories
| 0.4
|-
| Has a {{icon|wharf|24px}} Naval Equipment Manufactory, {{icon|weapons|24px}} Weapons Manufactory, {{icon|plantations|24px}} Plantation, {{icon|tradecompany|24px}} Trade Station, {{icon|farm estate|24px}} Farm Estate, ''or'' {{icon|mill|24px}} Mill on a different continent than the birthplace of Manufactories
| 0.2
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 0.5
|-
| Present in non-friendly nearby province while ''not'' being present in a friendly nearby province
| 0.15
|}
''Farm estates do not help spawning the institution, but do count as a manufactory for spreading.''

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|goods produced modifier}} {{green|+10%}} Goods produced modifier

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|local goods produced}} {{green|+0.5}} Local goods produced

== Enlightenment ==
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{{desc|Enlightenment|The last century has seen Rationalism and Empiricism gaining an ever-increasing popularity among the great minds of the age. In letters, publications and coffee houses, kings, scientists, philosophers and littérateurs are discussing the merits of tolerance, the scientific method and the spreading of the ideals of the Enlightenment to all of humanity. From universities or courts of enlightened monarchs, expeditions are being sent to measure, catalogue, weigh and map the world so that we can better understand the laws that govern the things around us. Others discuss the laws that govern society and try to reach an understanding of the Rights of Man.<br>Great projects such as the colossal undertaking of creating a complete encyclopedia of all knowledge or a complete index of all plants, animals and fungi in the world are being pursued for the greater good of humanity. The Light of Reason has been lit and many will not rest until it has been brought to all corners of the earth.}}
The Enlightenment can appear from 1700 in a province that:
* Is in a [[state]]
* Is connected to the capital of its owner
* Is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* Both the {{icon|Printing Press}} Printing Press and {{icon|Global Trade}} Global Trade institutions are present
* Has at least {{icon|development}} 30 development
* One of the following:
** Has a {{icon|parliament}} seat in Parliament
** Has a {{icon|western_university|24px}} University building
** Is in Europe and its owner's ruler has at least 5 in every skill

The Age of Revolutions will begin 10 years after this institution has been discovered.

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread per {{icon|development}} development (in-game display is monthly)
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Port or capital of a [[colonial nation]] whose overlord has embraced Enlightenment
| 3.0
|-
| Not Trade Company on the same [[continent]] as the capital of its owner and owner has embraced Enlightenment
| 1.5
|-
| Not Trade Company on a different [[continent]] than the capital of its owner and owner has embraced Enlightenment
| 0.75
|-
| Capital of a country which is ahead in tech compared to a neighboring country which has embraced the Enlightenment
| 0.5
|-
| Has a {{icon|parliament}} seat in Parliament, and the province is on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
| 0.4
|-
| Present in friendly nearby province
| 0.4
|-
| Has a {{icon|western_university|24px}} University, and the province is on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
| 0.4
|-
| Has a {{icon|western_university|24px}} University, and the province is ''not'' on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
| 0.1
|-
| Present in non-friendly neighbor province 
| 0.2
|}

{| class="mildtable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:left"
|+ Yearly spread (in-game display is monthly)
! Spread reason
! Base percentage
|-
| Has a {{icon|parliament}} seat in Parliament, and the province is ''not'' on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
| 0.5
|-
|
* The province is on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has {{icon|dip tech}} diplomatic technology 20
* Owner employs a {{icon|natural scientist|24px}} Natural Scientist
| 3.0
|-
|
* The province is ''not'' on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has {{icon|dip tech}} diplomatic technology 20
* Owner employs a {{icon|natural scientist|24px}} Natural Scientist
| 1.0
|-
|
* The province is on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has {{icon|dip tech}} diplomatic technology 20
* Owner employs a {{icon|philosopher|24px}} Philosopher
| 1.5
|-
|
* The province is ''not'' on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has {{icon|dip tech}} diplomatic technology 20
* Owner employs a {{icon|philosopher|24px}} Philosopher
| 0.5
|-
|
* The province is on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has completed {{icon|innovative|24px}} Innovative Ideas
| 5.0
|-
|
* The province is ''not'' on the same [[continent]] as the birthplace of the Enlightenment
* Is its owner's capital province
* Owner has completed {{icon|innovative|24px}} Innovative Ideas
| 2.0
|}

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|culture conversion cost}} {{green|−25%}} Culture conversion cost

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|local autonomy}} {{green|−0.05}} Monthly autonomy change

== Industrialization ==
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{{desc|Industrialization|The rapid pace of technological change is beginning to have a profound effect on the very organization of society. The invention of the steam engine, the use of coke in iron production and new, mechanized manufacturing equipment allow for unprecedented economies of scale, bringing about a massive increase in worker productivity. Further inventions are helping to greatly ease the transportation of large volumes of goods. With global trade as interconnected as never before, factories can both draw on raw materials from and sell the resulting manufactured goods to markets around the world, bringing in unimaginable riches for their owners.<br>Meanwhile, the field of agriculture, new practices such as crop rotation and the use of enclosures have similarly increased productivity, meaning that fewer workers are needed to work the same area of land, leading many to abandon their homes and settle in the growing industrial cities. A new world is being born, one in which the ambitious and the rich shall dominate society as never before.}}

Industrialization can appear after 1750 in a province that:
* Is in a [[state]]
* Is connected to the capital of its owner
* Is ''not'' an [[Island#is_island|island]]
* Has at least {{icon|development}} 30 development
* Both the {{icon|Manufactories|24px}} Manufactories and {{icon|Enlightenment|24px}} Enlightenment institutions are present
* Is in the highest valued trade node in the world ''or'' the year is at least 1760
* If the year is before 1780 ''and'' the {{icon|rb|24px}} Rule Britannia DLC is enabled:
** Has a {{icon|Furnace|24px}} Furnace
** One of the following is true:
*** The year is at least 1770
*** The province owner is the [[production leader|leading producer]] of {{icon|iron|24px}} iron
*** The province owner is the [[production leader|leading producer]] of {{icon|cloth|24px}} cloth
*** The province owner is the [[production leader|leading producer]] of {{icon|coal|24px}} coal
*** The province owner has at least 3 [[trading in]] bonuses
* else:
** Has a {{icon|weapons_manufactory|24px}} weapons manufactory ''or'' a {{icon|textile_manufactory|24px}} textile manufactory
** One of the following is true:
*** The year is at least 1770
*** The province owner is the [[production leader|leading producer]] of {{icon|iron|24px}} iron
*** The province owner is the [[production leader|leading producer]] of {{icon|cloth|24px}} cloth
*** The province owner has at least 3 [[trading in]] bonuses

Bonus for embracing: {{icon|national tax modifier|24px}} {{green|+15%}} National Tax modifier and {{icon|national manpower modifier|24px}} {{green|+25%}} National Manpower modifier

Birthplace of Institution gains: {{icon|possible number of buildings|24px}} {{green|+1}} possible number of buildings

== Strategy ==
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=== Adopting institutions ===

Most institutions are weighted to appear and spread more easily in Europe. Non-European nations will need to decide how best to obtain them, particularly if they are far from Europe – North Africa may only lag by a few decades due to the adjacency bonus, but it can take more than a century for institutions to reach China. 

The least restrictive way to adopt an institution is by "forcing" the presence of that institution by developing in a single province. A single rich province will often be enough for a small country to adopt the institution, while a large one needs to wait for the institution to spread. Note that adjacency spread only starts when the initial province has been developed to 100% presence. Many institutions spread faster on provinces with higher development. It is thus advantageous to force presence in a province surrounded by other developed or easily developed provinces. Furthermore, as institution adoption is based on the autonomy modified development, it can be advantageous to delay making states early game until Colonialism is embraced.

Forcing presence is particularly relevant for Renaissance, which always originates in Italy and does not grow naturally outside Europe; Colonialism, which originates only in a country that has discovered the New World and only grows naturally for countries that have colonial subjects in the New World; Printing Press, which only spawns in Germany and Protestant/Reformed provinces and only starts growing slowly and decades later outside Europe; and Enlightenment, which has a high chance to spawn in Europe and will have very slow growth on other continents than the birthplace of the Institution. Renaissance and Colonialism, as well as Feudalism, can only spread by adjacency to provinces where the institution is already present; whereas the later institutions can spread based on buildings and other provincial traits. However, Enlightenment spreads significantly quicker on the continent where the institution spawned (most often Europe). When forcing institution presence through development, it is wise to stack modifiers that reduce development cost. Encourage Development [[Edict|state edict]], state [[prosperity]], and the Expand Palace Bureaucracy [[Emperor of China#Decrees|Emperor of China decree]] (''all requiring {{icon|moh}} Mandate of Heaven'') each give {{green|−10%}}. It is generally cheaper to develop on plains and especially farmland. A Level 3 [[Center of Trade]] gives {{green|−10%}} (''requires {{icon|dh}} Dharma''). Most significantly, the capital province has up to {{green|−50%}} development cost reduction. All of these modifiers are typically easy to obtain as long as the required DLCs are enabled. ''However'', beware that developing the capital will make it more costly to move later; at the same time, developing the capital will help with the late game [[Ages#Objectives 4|age objective]] ''Large Capital''.

Another strategy outside Europe is to try to spawn the institution in your continent/nation. To increase the spawning chance you must fulfill the requirements to spawn the institution in as many provinces as possible (except for Global Trade). Each province which can spawn the institution has a certain chance to spawn it at the beginning of the year. So if you have one province that qualifies and there are 3 in Europe, you'll have a 25% chance it spawns in your country and a 75% chance it appears in Europe. If you would increase your amount of qualifying provinces to 3, the chances would become even. In general, one important restriction for how many of your provinces qualify depend on their development and if they're connected to your capital and in a state (Global Trade is the only exception), so both conquest of developed provinces and developing your own provinces will increase your chances. In normal circumstances spawning an institution on a different continent than Europe will delay spread in Europe only for a short period of time, because there are many modifiers which help institutions grow in Europe. Major exceptions are Colonialism (if you can prevent Europeans from establishing colonial subjects) and Enlightenment (which will cause very slow natural growth in other continents than the continent where it spawned). Getting Manufactories to spawn in another continent will also slow down spread in Europe significantly, but to a far lesser degree than the Enlightenment.

For obtaining the origin of Colonialism, note that you must own a land province in the New World to be eligible; Old World (Including Australia) exploration and colonization does not count. To increase spawning chances get as many coastal provinces with 12 development or more, or a center of trade. For getting Manufactories, get provinces with 20 development and a manufactory other than Farm Estates (they will help though with spread if you don't spawn the institution). For the Enlightenment, get provinces with 30 development and either a seat in parliament or a university. When playing in Asia or Africa it might become profitable to help other high development regions in getting institutions. If the Enlightenment/Manufactories spawn in India, you will speed up spread also in the China region and slow spread in Europe for instance. However these regions often lack Printing Press or Global Trade which are needed to spawn Enlightenment/Manufactories, so helping these regions to get their institutions might reduce the chances that either of these institutions spawn in Europe and hurt your own spread.

[[Knowledge sharing]] is also a viable method. It requires two things: an ally or friendly nation with the institution, and the disposable income to support the effort. It may be worthwhile to cultivate good relations with a nation that has or is likely to get the institution early.

A more direct way to get an institution is to conquer provinces that already have it. This is particularly useful for hordes in the early game that don't start with Feudalism. 

The ''friendly nearby'' province from which an institution spreads can be either a province in the same country or a province in a foreign nation with positive relations. The province may either be adjacent or one sea province away. Keeping good relations with at least one advanced neighbor will encourage spread. Note that the "non-friendly neighbor province" spread will never stack with the "friendly nearby" spread – you get one or the other, and "non-friendly neighbor" only considers adjacent provinces, not those separated by a sea province.

Once one province has a new institution or if there is natural growth (from buildings, etc.) in provinces you own, judicious use of the [[edict|state edict]] ''Advancement Effort'' can greatly augment its spread through the nation though at an increased state maintenance cost. A bit of micromanagement is required to enact the edict when any province in a state is beginning to grow the institution at a meaningful rate (greater than {{green|0.50}} per month as a guideline), as well as revoking the edict when all provinces in a state have successfully accepted the new institution.

=== Restricting institution spread ===
Once a nation has embraced an institution, the institution will spread in all of its provinces rapidly. Neighbouring nations can thus obtain the institution with little extra cost or effort by passive spread. It can thus be advantageous for a nation that has recently embraced a certain institution (mainly Renaissance, Colonialism, and Enlightenment) to restrict institution spread and thus preserve a technological advantage. Overseas provinces and colonies can "leak" institutions inadvertently. A few strategies can mitigate this:

* Restricting early colonization and conquest to provinces that do not neighbor any foreign nation (by land or by sea). Isolated islands such as Maldives (1248) can be used for island hopping without leaking institutions later. 
* Temporarily sabotaging relations with select countries can slow down institution spread by removing the "Present in friendly nearby province" spread modifier. 
* Adding eligible Asian or African provinces to [[Trade Companies]].

Obtaining Colonialism as an Asian country can delay technological advancement in European countries for decades (until some countries adopt the institution from development). It can hence be worthwhile to race Exploration ideas and colonization as Asian countries that start off with strong economies, and thus possibly a strong military, which don't have urgent needs for other ideas. Controlling two institution origins is a late game [[Ages#Age_of_Revolutions|age objective]]. Seizing the origin of Colonialism also helps fulfilling said objective and helps obtaining the powerful late game age abilities sooner.

Obtaining Manufactories and in particular Enlightenment outside Europe will also significantly slow down advancement in Europe, but these are far more reliant on random chance and require a strategy to get as many provinces with high development in a state and with a connection to your capital. For Manufactories, get provinces with at least 20 development with a manufactory other than a farm estate. The slow-down will be limited though for highly developed provinces and those with Textile Manufactories (a 12.5-year delay for a 20 development province with a Textile Manufactory versus a 50-year delay for a 10 development province with another type of Manufactory). For the Enlightenment, get provinces with at least 30 development with a university or seat in parliament. The delay for the Enlightenment not spawning on the same continent is especially high because spread for having a parliament seat on a different continent is not dependent on development. A 20 dev province with a university and a seat in parliament will get the institution in 6.25 or 40 years depending on which continent it spawns. This strategy is far more risky than spawning Colonialism, due to the high amount of provinces in Europe with high development combined with easy requirements for spawning these institutions. The damage caused by the Enlightenment spawning on another continent is typically slightly less for Europe than for other continents, due to having more smaller nations in the late-game, because capitals can also get the institution in 50 to 10 years if the AI nation had the luck to have the right ideas, buildings and advisors.

== Achievements ==
{|
| {{Achievement|A Sun God|Form Inca, embrace all Institutions and own all of South America as core provinces.|link=on}}
|-
| {{Achievement|Fanatic Collectivist|Own all Institution Origin provinces.|link=on}}
|-
| {{Achievement|Made in Japan|Embrace "manufacturies" institution as Japan by 1655.|extension=png|link=on}}
|-
| {{Achievement|No Trail of Tears|Own and have cores on the Thirteen Colonies as Cherokee with all institutions embraced.|link=on}}
|-
| {{Achievement|Turning the Tide|Start as a Steppe Horde in 1444 and embrace all institutions.|link=on}}
|}

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