Showing results for "Rationality" in Political Science

To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international politics. John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decision‑making processes.

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book.

Exchanging Views, Not Insults - Political and societal discourse is so broken; entrenched and closed minded. It's like people pick a position and stick to it regardless of changing facts. Join the three of us, who all have very distinct political outlooks (one right, one left, one centre) there can be productive and valuable exchange of views, where conversation is respectful, passionate and fascinating. Get in touch with Hector on Twitter: @hectorkidwell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 public life. In this short book, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior.