Along with its predecessor (Positive Political Theory I: Collective Preference, this work is motivated by canonical rational choice theory to develop a rigorous model that can aggregate individual choices in order to positively explain collective societal political behavior. Whe…
Positive Political Theory I is concerned with the formal theory of preference aggregation for collective choice. The theory is developed as generally as possible, covering classes of aggregation methods that include such well-known examples as majority and unanimity rule and foc…
Analytic narratives
by Levi, Margaret, Bates, Robert H., Greif, Avner, Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent, Weingast, Barry
How can social scientists draw broad, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? In this volume, five senior scholars offer a methodological response to this question. The result is both a methodological manifesto and an applied handbook.
How can social scientists draw broad, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? In this volume, five senior scholars offer a methodological response to this question. The result is both a methodological manifesto and an applied handbook.
