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Formal Models of Domestic Politics offers a unified and accessible approach to canonical and important new models of politics. Intended for political science and economics students who have already taken a course in game theory, this new edition retains the widely appreciated pedagogic approach of the first edition. Coverage has been expanded to include a new chapter on nondemocracy; new material on valance and issue ownership, dynamic veto and legislative bargaining, delegation to leaders by imperfectly informed politicians, and voter…
The leading graduate textbook for courses in formal political theory and political economy
Now covers nine important classes of models of politics: electoral competition under certainty and uncertainty, special interest politics, veto players, delegation, coalitions, political agency, nondemocracy, and regime change
Focuses on the political logic of models, regardless of disciplinary origin
Only assumes that students have undertaken a semester each of game theory and of calculus
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Author
Scott Gehlbach,University of Chicago
Scott Gehlbach is Professor, Department of Political Science and Harris School of Public Policy, at the University of Chicago. A political economist and comparativist, Gehlbach has made numerous contributions to the study of autocracy, economic reform, and political connections, among other topics. He is the author or coauthor of Reform and Rebellion in Weak States (Cambridge Elements in Political Economy), Representation through Taxation: Revenue, Politics, and Development in Postcommunist States (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics), and many articles in leading journals, including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, two Fulbright–Hays Fellowships, and many other grants. Gehlbach received his Ph.D. in political science and economics from the University of California, Berkeley.