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- Title
The Revolution in Presidential Studies.
- Authors
MOE, TERRY M.
- Abstract
In recent years, presidential studies has been transformed by a seismic shift in the scope, power, and analytical rigor of its theories. The mechanism of this revolution has been rational choice theory. In this article, I describe what has happened and offer some perspective on how the revolution came about, what it consists of, and why it is on balance a very good thing. But I also argue that, while rational choice will be the prime vehicle of theoretical progress in the near future (emphasis on “near”), it is destined to lose its dominance over the over the longer haul, both in presidential studies and in political science more generally, to competitors that are better equipped for scientific inquiry and progress—and more in keeping with the concerns of its critics.
- Subjects
PRESIDENTS; RATIONAL choice theory; BOUNDED rationality; POLITICAL philosophy; POLICY sciences; POLITICAL planning; EDUCATION
- Publication
Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 4, p701
- ISSN
0360-4918
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1741-5705.2009.03701.x