Public choice and political science: A view from Europe

Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard

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Abstract: Abstract. What is the status of rational choice theory in contemporary European political science? Compared with a quarter-century ago, the rational choice approach is still far from being the paradigm of work in the discipline, but looking at both anecdotal evidence and information derived from journal citations and textbook contents, it seems that the number of political scientists working wholly or partly within the public choice approach has grown markedly, and that its contribution to the mainstream of the field is strong.

Keywords: Keywords: Public choice; political science; comparative politics; history of thought; paradigms. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B10 B2 B29 D71 D72 D73 D74 H1 H3 H4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-03
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