A timely examination of the current "paradigm wars" in political science

Advocates of rational choice theory in political science have been perceived by their critics as attempting to establish an intellectual hegemony in contemporar

The Handbook of Rational Choice Social Research offers the first comprehensive overview of how the rational choice paradigm can inform empirical research within

"An excellent guidebook through different approaches to social science measurement, including the all-important route-maps that show us how to get there." - Rog

This book provides an in-depth discussion of the promises and perils of specific types of theories of choice. It shows how the selection of a specific theory of