Solving the paradox: The expressive rationality of the decision to vote

Rationality and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 419-441

  Engelen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Expressive rationality; Instrumental rationality; Paradox of voting; Voting decisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247869939     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: 14617358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463106066382     Document Type: Article

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