Description
The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science sketches the landscape of a new approach to political science: Behavioral Political Science (BPS). The work in the volume shows that ideas from different fields help to explain many of the phenomena scholars have observed with respect to political decision-making and behavior that deviate from the traditional rational choice models that have dominated the field of political science for decades. Showcasing leading scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science highlights the rich theoretical and methodological underpinnings of behavioral political science research. The Handbook provides an overview of the origins and evolution of behavioral political science to date; explores its substantive and theoretical boundaries; addresses its key theoretical and methodological approaches; and summarizes key findings and insights as applied to empirical phenomena. It does so by delineating the theoretical boundaries of the field, presenting its assumptions, concepts and theories, examines how these apply empirically, and covers some of the basic methodological approaches used. This collection is a vital resource for scholars, researchers, students, and the policy community seeking to understand and utilize behavioral political science in their own work.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Behavioral Political Science Alex Mintz and Lesley G. Terris Part I: Bounded Rationality and Heuristics 1. Heuristics in Political Behavior Marco R. Steenbergen and C?line Colombo 2. Bounded Rationality in Political Science and Politics Jonathan Bendor 3. Agenda Setting and Bounded Rationality Bryan D. Jones and Zachary A. McGee 4. Overreaction and Bubbles in Politics and Policy Moshe Maor 5. Metaphors and Analogies as Heuristics in Policymaking: The Case of Mao's China Qingmin Zhang Part II: Theories 6. The Effects of Time in Negotiations: Bargaining Theory, Sunk Costs, and Inaction Inertia Lesley G. Terris 7. Integrative Complexity in Politics Lucian Gideon Conway, III, Peter Suedfeld, and Philip E. Tetlock 8. Prospect Theory and Political Decision Making Janice Gross Stein and Lior Sheffer 9. Poliheuristic Theory in Strategic Interactions: The United States and Russia on Syria's Chemical Weapons Eldad Tal-Shir and Alex Mintz 10. Did Groupthink or Polythink Derail the 2016 Raqqa Offensive?: The Impact of Group Dynamics on Strategic and Tactical Decision-Making Kasey Barr and Alex Mintz 11. Role Theory in Politics and International Relations Marijke Breuning 12. The Theory of Gendered Prejudice: A Social Dominance and Intersectionalist Perspective Jim Sidanius, Sa-Kiera T. J. Hudson, Gregory Davis, and Robin Bergh Part III: Attitudes 13. Foreign Policy Attitudes as Networks Joshua D. Kertzer and Kathleen E. Powers 14. Personality and Ideology: A Meta-Analysis of the Reliable, but Non-Causal, Association between Openness and Conservatism Danny Osborne, Nicole Satherley, and Chris G. Sibley 15. Attitudes Toward Immigration: Theories, Settings, and Approaches Peter Thisted Dinesen and Frederik Hjorth Part IV: Methods 16. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Campaigns Alan S. Gerber and Patrick D. Tucker 17. Forecasting Political Events Michael C. Horowitz 18. Predicting Elections Helmut Norpoth 19. What Leaders Are Like and Their Effect on Decision Making: Analysis-at-a-Distance Margaret G. Hermann 20. The Operational Codes of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Stephen G. Walker, Mark Schafer, and Gary Smith 21. Natural Language Processing for Innovative Behavioral Political Science Quan Li 22. Using Applied Decision Analysis to Understand Foreign Policy Decision-making: A Meta-Analysis J. Tyson Chatagnier 23. Twin Studies and Politics Levente Littvay 24. Profiling of Terrorists' Psychologies Jerrold M. Post Part IV: Future Directions in BPS Research 25. Behavioral Political Science: A Systemist Review Patrick James
