Rational Choice and Community Power Structures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Dowding (0000-0001-6888-9369, London School of Economics and Political Science), Patrick Dunleavy (0000-0002-2650-6398, London School of Economics and Political Science), Desmond King (0000-0002-8763-2179, St John's College, Oxford), Helen Z Margetts (0000-0003-4597-8283, Birkbeck, University of London), Helen Margetts (Birkbeck College, London) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-277 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1995.tb01711.x |
| OpenAlex | W2019286435 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 6 |
The community power debate concluded with each side believing they had won. Political theorists have generalized power, making empirical investigation very difficult; urban scholars have turned their attention to more manageable empirical problems. Rational choice advances the debate, exposing the errors of all sides and facilitating a new approach which transcends structural versus individualist methods. By separating various aspects of power in urban contexts, complementary techniques such as network analysis in a bargaining framework, semi-structured interviewing and the use of text databases permits a comprehensive investigation of agenda-setting and the mobilization of bias. The paper demonstrates the utility of this approach by comparing it to ‘regime theory’, the latest paradigm of urban research
Criminology · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Individualism · Interview · Management science · Methodological individualism · Microeconomics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Rational choice theory (criminology · Sociology · Urban politics · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2024 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |