Tibor Rutar

Rational Choice and Democratic Government

A Sociological Approach

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a range of data from across disciplines, this book explores a series of fundamental questions surrounding the nature, working and effects of democracy, considering the reasons for the emergence and spread of democratic government, the conditions under which it endures or collapses - and the role of wealth in this process - and the peaceful nature of dealings between democracies. With emphasis on the 'ordinary' voter, the author employs rational choice theory to examine the motivations of voters and their levels of political knowledge and rationality, as well as the special interests, incentives and corruption of politicians. A theoretically informed and empirically illustrated study of the birth and downfall of democracies, the extent of voters' political knowledge and ignorance, the logic of political behaviour in both open and closed regimes, and the international effects of democratic rule, Rational Choice and Democratic Government: A Sociological Approach will appeal to scholars with interests in political sociology, political psychology, economics and political science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781032000657
• ISBN-10: 1032000651
• Artikelnr.: 62231117

Autorenporträt

Tibor Rutar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Against romanticising democracy 2. Wealth - the path to freedom? 3.
Voters are not dumb, but we do not know much 4. Politicians are people, not
angels 5. For and against democratic peace 6. Conclusion: Fukuyama's 'The
End of History?' in social scientific retrospective