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A Theory of Political Transitions [PDF]
American Economic Review, 2001 We develop a theory of political transitions inspired by the experiences of Western Europe and Latin America. Nondemocratic societies are controlled by a rich elite. The initially disenfranchised poor can contest power by threatening revolution, especially when the opportunity cost is low, for example, during recessions.
Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson
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Compromise in Political Theory. [PDF]
Polit Stud Rev, 2023 This review article provides a topic-centered overview of the state of compromise in political theory, where compromise is increasingly discussed as a promising approach to dealing with disagreement in politics and society. Given the growing literature on compromise, a systematic approach to the topic is due.
Spang F.
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The Political Theory of the Indian Mutiny [PDF]
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 1922 The “Mutiny” was the summary of the rise of the British in India, and, as the cry of the Sepoys at Meerut was “Delhi, Delhi,” it is in Delhi that the key to a political theory must be sought.
F. W. Buckler
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Politeness for the Theory of Algebraic Datatypes [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Algebraic datatypes, and among them lists and trees, have attracted a lot of interest in automated reasoning and Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT). Since its latest stable version, the SMT-LIB standard defines a theory of algebraic datatypes, which is currently supported by several mainstream SMT solvers.
Ying Sheng +5 more
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A Behavioral Approach to the Rational Choice Theory of Collective Action: Presidential Address, American Political Science Association, 1997 [PDF]
American Political Science Review, 1998 Extensive empirical evidence and theoretical developments in multiple disciplines stimulate a need to expand the range of rational choice models to be used as a foundation for the study of social dilemmas and collective action.
Элинор Остром
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Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory [PDF]
, 2001 Acknowledgements - Introduction - Moral Monism - Forms of Pluralism - Contemporary Liberal Responses to Diversity - Conceptualising Human Beings - Understanding Culture - Reconstituting the Modern State - The Political Structure of Multicultural Society -
B. Parekh
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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2021 Many normative political theorists have engaged in the systematic collection and/or analysis of empirical data to inform the development of their arguments over the past several decades.
B. Ackerly +5 more
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Anticolonialism and the Decolonization of Political Theory
Critical Times, 2021 This essay surveys some recent attempts to decolonize political theory and engage with non-western political thinkers and traditions, especially anticolonialism.
Adom Getachew, Karuna Mantena
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A Theory of Political Entrenchment [PDF]
The Economic Journal, 2012 Can an incumbent political party increase its chances at re-election by implementing inefficient policies that harm its constituency? This paper studies the possibility of such a phenomenon, which we label political entrenchment. We use a two-party dynamic model of redistribution with probabilistic voting. Political entrenchment by the Left occurs only
Gilles Saint-Paul +2 more
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A Political Theory of Populism [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010 Abstract When voters fear that politicians may be influenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of integrity are valuable. As a consequence, an honest politician seeking reelection chooses “populist” policies—that is, policies to the left of the median voter—as a way of signaling that he is not beholden to the interests of the right.
Konstantin Sonin +7 more
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