Rational Choice

Additional resources

Technical:
Youtube video: an international relations perspective on rational choice (think about whether states are rational actors): John J. Mearsheimer on "Rational Theory of International Politics," by Charles L. Glaser
Youtube video: Dr Iris Firstenberg on bounded rationality
Youtube channel on Rational Choice Theory
Youtube channel on Bounded Rationality
Youtube video: 'Humans! Collectively rational or socially stupid? Part I' with Prof. Vincent Hendricks
BBC: What is game theory?

Journal articles:
Journal article: 'Feminism and Rational Choice Theory' by Amanda Driscoll and Mona Lena Krook
Journal article: 'Why women stay: A theoretical examination of rational choice and moral reasoning in the context of intimate partner violence' by Silke Meyer

Examples:
Website: The Wire and rational choice theory
BBC News: Are we too rational to vote?
Youtube video: Ted X Talk, by Liam Ryan: Changing behaviour - we are more than rational robots
BBC News: Can game theory explain the Greek debt crisis?
Toronto Star - Climate change and the grim logic of collective action

Think about how the word 'rational' is used in the news, for example, 'C-sections a "rational choice,"'  'Nuclear weapons plan "rational,"' and 'Watchdog says markets not rational.'

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