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Spanning Exit and Voice: Albert Hirschman’s Contribution to Political Science

In: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology

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  • Peter John
  • Keith Dowding

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The article reviews the contribution of Hirschman’sExit, Voice and Loyalty(EVL) to research in political science. The argument is the framework of exit and voice offers greater understanding of a range trade-offs that exist in politics, in particular over collective action and citizen responses to dissatisfaction, which have implications for institutional design as well as for the functioning of democratic processes. The paper summarizes the EVL model and discusses how it may be elaborated. The main part of the article reviews applications to research literatures on political participation, responses to oppressive regimes, political party and interest group membership, and reports a number of formal treatments. The applications have been useful and illuminated a number of research problems, but overall they are modest in their impact in political science. The article suggests that the potential range of impacts could be much greater as EVL can show how individual choices are made in politics and are constrained by its institutions.

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  • Peter John & Keith Dowding, 2016. "Spanning Exit and Voice: Albert Hirschman’s Contribution to Political Science," Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, in: Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, volume 34, pages 175-196, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:rhetzz:s0743-41542016000034b007
    DOI: 10.1108/S0743-41542016000034B007
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