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Although the rational choice approach toward political behavior has been severely criticized, its adherents claim that competing models have failed ... More

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What makes people decide to vote? In addressing this simple question, Andre Blais examines the factors that increase or decrease turnout at the ... More

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Alexander Schuessler has done what many deemed impossible: he has wedded rational choice theory and the concerns of social theory and anthropology to ... More

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Alexander Schuessler has done what many deemed impossible: he has wedded rational choice theory and the concerns of social theory and anthropology to ... More

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Economic voting is a phenomenon that political scientists and economists can hardly overlook. There is ample evidence for a strong link between ... More

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"A major piece of work . . . a classic. There is no other book like it." --Norman Schofield, Washington University "The authors succeed brilliantly ... More

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A very balanced and accessible introduction to rational choice theory in political science and assessment of its strengths and weaknesses.

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Few approaches in political science have generated so much controversy as rational choice theory. Some claim that the approach has made political ... More

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Offers an alternative to the definition of 'rationality' for rational choice theory

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Those who study value conflicts have resisted rational choice approaches in the social sciences, contending that political conflict over cultural ... More

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Private Desires, Political Action is an accessible overview of one of the most important approaches to the study of politics in the modern world - ... More

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Private Desires, Political Action is an accessible overview of one of the most important approaches to the study of politics in the modern world - ... More

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Challenges the conventional rational choice approaches with one that allows for cultural diversity and change

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One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and ... More

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Modern rational choice and social justice theories allow scholars to develop new understandings of the foundations and general patterns of politics ... More

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In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is ... More

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Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. While these formulations produce many insights, they also ... More

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This is the first comprehensive critical evaluation of the use of rational choice explanations in political science. Writing in an accessible and ... More

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Deductive Irrationality examines and critiques economic rationalism by assessing the work of influential political philosophers and economic ... More

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The formal modeling techniques of rational choice theory have become central to the discipline of political science, for example with regard to the ... More

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In "Rawlsian Political Analysis: Rethinking the Microfoundations of Social Science, "Paul Clements develops a new, morally grounded model of ... More

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