Explaining Political Judgement

by Perri 6

Book Overview

What is political judgement? Why do politicians exhibit such contrasting thought styles in making decisions, even when they agree ideologically? What happens when governments with contrasting thought styles have to deal with each other? In this book Perri 6 presents a fresh, rigorous explanatory theory of judgment, its varieties and its consequences, drawing upon Durkheim and Douglas. He argues that policy makers will understand - and misunderstand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107009227
• ISBN13: 9781107009226
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"