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Subject(s)

• Behaviorism (Political science) [Browse]
• Political psychology [Browse]
• Political science—Decision making [Browse]

Editor

• Mintz, Alex, 1953- [Browse]
• Terris, Lesley G. [Browse]

Series

Oxford handbooks [More in this series]

Summary note

"Behavioral Political Science (BPS) is a new approach to political science that is rooted in the belief that concepts, models, and research approaches from different disciplines (such as Psychology, Economics, Communication), can deepen our understanding of political behavior and political decision making. In recent years, a significant body of literature based in the behavioral approach has emerged, enriching our perception of ways by which a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and motivational factors impact actors' thinking processes and behavior choices in different strategic, political, and other social settings. In this introduction we discuss the behavioral political science approach and the ability of behavioral-oriented research to explain many of the phenomena that deviate from the traditional rational choice models that have dominated the field for decades. We present the chapters included in the four sections of the Handbook: bounded rationality and heuristics; theoretical approaches; attitudes; BPS research methods"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other title(s)

Handbook of behavioral political science

ISBN

• 9780190634131 (hardcover)
• 0190634138 (hardcover)

LCCN

2023020437

OCLC

1367233155

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