TY - BOOK ID - 82927179 TI - Democracy and decision : the pure theory of electoral preference AU - Brennan, Geoffrey AU - Lomasky, Loren E. PY - 1993 SN - 0521585244 0521330408 1139173545 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - 316.334.3 KW - 321.011 KW - 324.009 KW - Voting KW - Social choice KW - Pressure groups KW - Democracy KW - Choice, Social KW - Collective choice KW - Public choice KW - Choice (Psychology) KW - Social psychology KW - Welfare economics KW - Polls KW - Elections KW - Politics, Practical KW - Suffrage KW - 324.009 Kiesgedrag: motivatieonderzoek KW - Kiesgedrag: motivatieonderzoek KW - 321.011 Democratie. Gelijkheid als democratisch beginsel. Representatiebegrip in politieke theorie KW - 321.011 Politieke souvereiniteit. Volkssouvereiniteit. Volksvertegenwoordiging KW - Democratie. Gelijkheid als democratisch beginsel. Representatiebegrip in politieke theorie KW - Politieke souvereiniteit. Volkssouvereiniteit. Volksvertegenwoordiging KW - 316.334.3 Politieke sociologie KW - Politieke sociologie KW - Self-government KW - Political science KW - Equality KW - Representative government and representation KW - Republics KW - Advocacy groups KW - Interest groups KW - Political interest groups KW - Special interest groups (Pressure groups) KW - Functional representation KW - Lobbying KW - Policy networks KW - Political action committees KW - Social control KW - 814 Theorie van de Internationale Betrekkingen KW - 841 Politiek Bestel KW - 841.1 Democratisering KW - 844 Sociale Structuur KW - Balloting KW - Business, Economy and Management KW - Economics KW - Voting. KW - Social choice. KW - Pressure groups. KW - Democracy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:82927179 AB - Do voters in large scale democracies reliably vote for the electoral outcomes most in their interest? Much of the literature on voting predicts that they do, but this book argues that fully rational voters will not, in fact, consistently vote for the political outcomes they prefer. The authors offer a theory of voting which they term an 'expressive' theory of electoral politics. This theory is shown to be more coherent and more consistent with actual observed voting behaviour. This important book offers a compelling challenge to the central premises of the prevailing theories of voting behaviour. ER -