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Social Choice Versus Populism? An Interpretation of Riker's Political Theory

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William Riker is one of the most influential political scientists at present writing on the theory and practice of democracy. A quick count on my part of the Social Science Citation Index, normally a Siva of academic reputations, revealed nearly one thousand entries under Riker's name between 1971 and the beginning of 1982. Not only is his work frequently cited, it is read long after it is originally published. The Theory of Political Coalitions, probably his best known work, was published in 1962, and is still seriously discussed by those engaged in the empirical study of political coalitions. Moreover, Riker has always been anxious to show the relevance of technical work in political science to the political philosophy of democracy. His work therefore represents not simply an impressive scholarly and academic achievement, but also an important contribution to the more wide-ranging public debate about the nature and value of democracy.

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  • Weale, Albert, 1984. "Social Choice Versus Populism? An Interpretation of Riker's Political Theory," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(3), pages 369-385, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:14:y:1984:i:03:p:369-385_00
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    1. John Aldrich & Michael Munger & Jason Reifler, 2014. "Institutions, information, and faction: an experimental test of Riker’s federalism thesis for political parties," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 158(3), pages 577-588, March.
    2. Iain McLean, 2015. "The strange history of social choice, and the contribution of the Public Choice Society to its fifth revival," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 163(1), pages 153-165, April.

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