Measuring the preferences of political elites is critically important for analyzing the
determinants and consequences of elite behavior. The decisions that elites make when …

Assuming no prior knowledge, this widely-used and critically-acclaimed text provides a clear
introduction to, and uniquely fair-minded assessment of, Rational Choice approaches. The …

The Logic of Democracy examines some of the broadest questions in political science--what
is democracy and how does it work--and provides a unified theory to explain them. McGann …

Few approaches in social science have generated as much controversy as rational choice
(RC) theory. The 'economic approach to politics' has been hailed as finally making political …

This paper covers the theory of the uncovered set used in the literatures on tournaments and
spatial voting. I discern three main extant definitions, and I introduce two concepts that …

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

The paper offers a reassessment of canonical attempts to address a fundamental question
about majority rule: what is the relationship between the preferences held by the participants …

Rational choice theory may seem like a separate theoretical approach with its own
forbidding mathematics. However, the central assumptions of rational choice theory are very …

This article focuses on the manipulation of legislative rules in electoral authoritarian states.
Electoral liberalization in authoritarian regimes creates the capacity for opposition forces to …

We present a theory of comparative political institutions based on the concept of consensus
democracy and social choice theory. Unlike Lijphart, we argue that “consensus democracy” …