Rational Choice and Democratic Government: A Sociological Approach

ISBN-13: 9781032000688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 154 str.

Tibor Rutar

Opis

Drawing on a range of data from across disciplines, this book explores a series of fundamental questions surrounding the nature of democracy, considering the birth and downfall of democracies, the extent of voters’ political knowledge and ignorance, the logic of political behaviour, and the international effects of democratic rule.

Spis treści

1. Against romanticising democracy  2. Wealth – the path to freedom?  3. Voters are not dumb, but we do not know much  4. Politicians are people, not angels  5. For and against democratic peace  6. Conclusion: Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History?’ in social scientific retrospective

O autorze

Tibor Rutar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maribor, Slovenia.