Rationality, democracy, and justice : the legacy of Jon Elster / edited by Claudio López-Guerra, Julia Maskivker.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This volume advances the research agenda of one of the most remarkable political thinkers of our time: Jon Elster. With an impressive list of contributors, it features studies in five topics in political and social theory: rationality and collective action, political and social norms, democracy and constitution making, transitional justice, and the explanation of social behavior. Additionally, this volume includes chapters on the development of Elster's thinking over the past decades. Like Elster's own writings, the essays in this collection are problem-driven, non-ideal inquiries of practical relevance. This volume closes with lucid comments by Jon Elster"-- Provided by publisher.

Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Jon Elster's Social and Political Thought; 1 The Road toward Disillusion: Explanations, Predictions, and Prescriptions in the Work of Jon Elster; Part II Rationality and Collective Action; 2 Why It's Rational to Vote ; 3 How Countries Can Negotiate to Allocate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions: A Simple Proposal; 4 On Irreversible Harm (with Special Reference to Climate Change) ; Part III Political and Social Norms; 5 Flexible and Rigid Constitutions: A Post-Kelsenian Typology of Constitutional Systems.

6 What Makes People Tip 7 A Social-Psychological Theory for Female Suicide Bombings ; Part IV Democracy and Constitution Making; 8 Decoding the Genesis of Political Order: Jon Elster on Precommitment and Constitutional Processes in Eastern Europe; 9 Enfranchisement and Constitution Making ; Part V Transitional Justice; 10 Compensation and Land Restitution in Transitions from War to Peace ; Part VI The Social Sciences; 11 Jon Elster and the Social Sciences; Part VII Discussion; 12 Comments ; Index.

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