Beyond Rationality: Behavioral Political Science in the 21st Century

by Alex Mintz, Nicholas A. Valentino, Carly Wayne

How and why do people make political decisions? This book is the first to present a unified framework of the Behavioral Political Science paradigm. – BPS presents a range of psychological approaches to understanding political decision-making. The integration of these approaches with Rational Choice Theory provides students with a comprehensible paradigm for understanding current political events around the world. Presented in nontechnical language and enlivened with a wealth of real-world examples, this is an ideal core text for a one-semester courses in political science, American government, political psychology, or political behavior. It can also supplement a course in international relations or public policy.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 2, 2021

Reviews

[Syu Martirosyan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The authors do a real good job on assimilating different examples of phenomena in American politics that can be explained through the lens of Behavioral Political Science(BPS) that challenges orthodox political beliefs anchored in rational choice theory(RCT).