Explaining Political behavior: Rational Choice Theory/Rational Actor Theory
{"Image DocumentName": "Explaining Political behavior: Rational Choice Theory/Rational Actor Theory", "Image ImageDescription": "Economic behavior: individuals act and are motivated in their economic behavior by material self-interest: strive to acquire money, other possessions aimed at enhancing their material well-being to maximize their. Utilities . Goal, to have a net gain from their useful goods rather than a net loss, therefore, considered economic rationality . Political behavior: individuals act and are motivated in their political behavior by: voting or financially supporting candidates they feel will secure their values and those of their group, or the welfare of society. Information is often received from sources such as public opinion polling in Democracies. ---Politicians may act and are motivated by power, or altruistic reasons. to improve laws, disparities or injustices in society, or want to totally reform a political system and the governmental structures. \uf0be Authoritarian regimes, even without competitive elections and sources of information available to the public, can experience demonstrations and discontent from their societies: e.g. Poland\u2019s Solidarity Movement , the Ukraine 2004, Iran in Therefore, \u2026rational choice theory today maintains that individuals behave in politics on the basis of self-interest, seeking to increase their expected gains and reduce their expected costs and risks on the basis of personal preferences and priorities (p. 55).", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}