Political Participation, Rational Actors, and Rationality: A New Approach

Key Points

• This research aims to understand political participation using a modified rational actor theory to assess voting motivations.
• Developed a model based on rational actor theory to explain voting behavior.
• Analyzed the expected utility of votes across three categories of actors: candidates, leaders, and voters.
• Identified distinct motivations for political affiliation among candidates, leaders, and voters.
• Demonstrated variations in expected utility affecting each category's political participation.