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This unique volume presents a theory of capitalist collective action and a case study of the pre-...

Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to...

After a change of political system, notably a transition from an autocratic to a democratic, or a...

Jon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into c...

This volume contains a selection of Karl Marx's most important writings.

Examines minority governments to show they are not exceptional or unstable.

The contributions in this volume offer a comprehensive analysis of transitional justice from 1945...

In this new edition of his critically acclaimed book, Jon Elster examines the nature of social be...

Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe explains how ordinary people become involve...

This book examines the problems and issues facing formerly communist states as they seek to devel...

A new examination of the philosophical foundations of social choice theory, in its context as the...

This book was first published in 1984, as the revised edition of a 1979 original. The text is com...

Australia's John Uhr evaluates the role and performance of his country's parliament. Uhr looks at...

Drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, decision-theory, economics, psychology, histo...

This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable.

A comprehensive book on the emotions considering the full range of theoretical approaches.

This 1987 book is a revised and expanded edition of the author's 'Anarchy and Cooperation'.

James Madison wrote, 'Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would s...

The essays in this volume consider the question of whether the self is a unity or whether it shou...

A collection of essays on rationality - its scope, its limitations and its failures.

Common sense suggests that it is always preferable to have more options than fewer, and better to...

This comprehensive discussion of the problems inherent in constitutional democracy will be of int...

Drawing on philosophy, political and social theory, decision-theory, economics, psychology, histo...

This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's su...

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision making. Howev...

This book examines the problems and issues facing formerly communist states as they seek to devel...

In this new edition of his critically acclaimed book, Jon Elster examines the nature of social be...

This provocative textbook takes up and develops the themes of rationality and irrationality in Jo...

An analysis of transitional justice - retribution and reparation after a change of political regi...

This book proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham b...

This book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences.

Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers t...

A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx's social, political, and economic thought for th...

In the spirit of Jeremy Bentham's Political Tactics, this volume offers the first comprehensive d...

Constituent Assemblies

Elster proposes a normative theory of collective decision making, inspired by Jeremy Bentham but ...

This important book analyzes recent events in Eastern Europe and Latin America, focusing on trans...

Essays offering a thorough discussion of the relationship between addiction and rationality.

Arguing that Tocqueville was fundamentally a social scientist rather than a political theorist, E...

Emotion and addiction lie on a continuum between simple visceral drives such as hunger, thirst, a...

A critical examination of the social theories of Karl Marx.

The essays in this provocative new collection survey and assess institutional arrangements that c...

The book proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost...

Technical change, defined as the manufacture and modification of tools, is generally thought to h...

This provocative new book takes up and develops the themes of rationality and irrationality in Jo...

Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-mak...

In this volume, a diverse group of economists, philosophers, political scientists, and psychologi...