Long The Handbook of Political Behavior

Volume 2
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4615-9191-7
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, eBook

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Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Long, Samuel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Small Groups in Political Science: Perspectives on Significance and Stuckness.- Four Basic Small-Group Orientations: Tracing the Literature’s Major Themes.- Some Small-Group Dimensions: Toward Differentiating the Species.- Four Cases of Small Groups in Politics: Dynamics/Dimensions as Emergent/Contrived.- Overview of Significance and Stuckness: The Condition of Small-Group Analysis Today.- References.- 2 Government Learning: An Overview.- Defining Learning.- Normative Issues.- Trends.- Motivation and Cognition—Individual Bases.- Organizational Structure and Dynamics.- The Washington Political Environment.- Societal, World, and Historical Contexts.- Problem Types.- Diagnostic Repertoires.- Concluding Reflections.- References.- 3 Political Violence: A Critical Evaluation.- Frequency of Conflict.- Dimensions of Conflict.- Hypotheses About Violence.- Summary.- References.- 4 Rationality and Collective-Choice Theory.- Rationality.- Individual and Collective Choice.- Axiomatic-Choice Theory.- Economic Theories of Politics—Spatial Models.- Game Theory.- Collective Goods.- Conclusion.- References.- 5 Political Symbolism.- Sources of the Research Focus.- A Survey of Applications of Symbolic Theory.- Conclusion.- References.