Conventional wisdom portrays war zones as chaotic and anarchic. In reality, however, they
are often orderly. This work introduces a new phenomenon in the study of civil war: wartime …

This paper tests the extent to which social media is shaping civic engagement initiatives to
build trust among people and increase trust in their institutions, particularly the government …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe explains how ordinary people
become involved in resistance and rebellion against powerful regimes. The book shows …

A basic problem for a rational choice theory of rebellious collective action is to explain why
average citizens would participate in such behavior, since they have nothing to gain (they …

Advocates of the theory of rational action are divided in regard to the version of the theory
they accept. This paper distinguishes between a narrow version, claiming that the kinds of …

Organizing for Collective Action investigates the political and economic behaviors of
national associations, including trade associations, professional societies, labor unions, and …

In The Cooperator's Dilemma, Mark Lichbach provides an up-to-date and complete
evaluation of the collective-action approach. A special strength of the work is that it …

First published in 1983, this extraordinary study provides a comprehensive systematic
evaluation of cross-national theorizing and quantitative empirical evidence on four …

Public choice has been one of the most important developments in the social sciences in the
last twenty years. However there are many people who are frustrated by the uncritical …