The promise and limitations of rational choice theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6251463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley Kelley (Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 95-106 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913819508443374 |
| OpenAlex | W1988588441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory is a valuable survey and critique of research in the rational choice tradition, but one that slights that tradition's past and potential contributions to the study of politics. The authors rightly note limitations of rational choice theory but understate what it has to offer political scientists, for they fail to focus clearly on its essentials; adopt too narrow a basis for evaluating scholarship; and wrongly identify rational choice theory with the shortcomings of some scholarship that makes use of it
Criminology · Economics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Management science · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Rational choice theory (criminology · Rational expectations · Scholarship · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |