What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to understand political participation using a modified rational actor theory to assess voting motivations.

September 1, 1986

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.

Abstract

Expose d'un modele rendant compte de la participation politique (le vote), a partir de la theorie dite de «l'acteur rationnel» quelque peu modifiee en vue de rendre compte des motivations d'affiliation. Etude a partir de l'utilite escomptee des votes respectifs, au sein des trois categories d'acteurs: candidats, leaders, votants

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