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A peer-reviewed journal debating the rational action paradigm and showing how it helps to understand societal problems. Submit: https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/RSS Edited by Andreas Flache Account managed by @aloseva.bsky.social
"I don't tip because society says I have to”?
In the paper following the renowned book “Passions Within Reason”, Frank explains why we commit to tipping and other #SocialNorms that go against our #SelfInterest.
Opening #ThrowbackThursday 🧵 on #emotions in #rationality:
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When someone faints on the street, 🧑🏽🤝🧑🏻 several people can jump to help — even if just one person's help is needed. But how to make sure there is at least one #volunteer among #bystanders?
Konrad shows how team discussion can solve the volunteer's #dilemma.
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⚔️ Is #Germany split 50/50 on #immigration and Islam?
Windzio finds: “conservative-skeptical” and “open-trusting” Germans aren’t opposites in how they think of #minorities or state institutions — but their political views reflect different #moral values.
#polarization
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#PayGap and unequal division of household labor both contribute to a vicious circle of #GenderInequality.
Youm & Laumann highlight a surprising factor that can break it: partners’ overlapping friendship circles.
#ThrowbackThursday on #EqualPayDay:
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Launching a #startup and worried your #crowdfunding campaign might fall short? Ask for less — lower targets often get overfunded 💰. Why?
Barrachina & Jiménez-Fernández explain the equity crowdfunding paradox with #GameTheory.
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Caplan’s "rational irrationality" has faced many critiques. Why are people #rational in daily life but irrational on #election day 🗳️?
In defense, Manor argues that political beliefs differ from other ones in two key ways — how they connect to action and how we form them.
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Evergreens:
📣 Why people embrace #populism?
💬 "the general public tends to see `major problems' that experts doubt are problems at all"
🤥 Do populist politicians really believe what they say?
💬 "[electoral] competition <...> selects for politicians who genuinely share [their voters'] biases"
If better policies are out there, sticking to your guns is irrational… right? 🤔
Wrong, says Caplan. It’s rational to be biased in politics — when your vote doesn’t change the outcome, why bother scrutinizing beliefs?
#ThrowbackThursday on #VoterBehavior, #PublicChoice, and rational irrationality:
What’s common between USB 💻 and birthday candles 🎂?
Industry standards & social norms are results of consensus 🤝. How to reach it?
Renzini’s #GameTheory #ABM shows: choosing popular partners in #SocialNetworks boosts coordination while chasing personal gain weakens it.
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Read in August'25 issue:
⚔️ Do political disagreements hide deeper moral divides?
💰 Why do small crowdfunding goals get overshot?
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏻 When do people step up to help?
🤝 Which networking rules foster consensus?
🗳️ Are voters “rationally irrational”?
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Don’t miss the critique & follow-up of this paper. Same theory, same event — two very different takes.
✊ Nieva’s comment: power shifts between ruling elite and marginalized groups
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🕸 Authors’ reply: the power of #SocialNetwork analysis
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In #history, kinship ties made dynasties 💪 (think Medici) — but also fueled anti-elite revolts 🔥.
Armandola, Doehne, and Rost use #SocialNetworks to study #CollectiveAction and reveal who joined the 1691 Basel uprising.
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In a world of only Right and Left, do you:
🗳️ run to cast a ballot, or
🙈 ignore the #elections?
Arzumanyan shows why a chasm between party platforms does not intimidate voters but boosts #turnout – unlike similar centrist policies.
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Reading a quote about kindness, would you be moved to donate time ⌚ or money 💸 to help others?
How we frame messages and incentives can affect people’s willingness to do good.
Barrera, Romanò, and Bocca explore this in simple experiments and real-world tasks: doi.org/10.1177/1043...
To foster #cooperation, we either 🤝 form lasting relationships or 📝 sign contracts — but both come at a cost. Sokolova, Buskens & Raub use #GameTheory and experiments to show when people choose to invest in these strategies.
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"Weak ties as a liability: The case of East Germany", 2001
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As we’re waiting for Beate Völker’s #Sunbelt2025 @insna.bsky.social keynote on social capital in #SocialNetworks:
Her renowned paper w/ Flap on why in totalitarian regimes, people don’t feel united — even when they can rely on each other.
#ThrowbackThursday pick of today: doi.org/10.1177/1043...
By denying asylum to refugees fleeing Vietnam in 1978, Thailand shocked the world. Populism or strategic necessity in negotiations with the US? How were the fates of “boat people” decided?
#ThrowbackThursday paper by Zeager on the eve of #WorldRefugeeDay:
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POV: you’re a healthcare intern and #COVID strikes. Do you:
🏥 show up for your internship or
🏠 #stayhome?
@tteekens.bsky.social, Giardini & Wittek show how #SocialNorm beliefs affected Dutch students’ #DecisionMaking during #lockdown.
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#DecisionMaking #ComputationalModel #GameTheory #behavior #simulation #cooperation #organizations #prosocial #stayhome #SocialNorm #polarization #elections #turnout #mobilization
Read in May'25 issue:
🤝 Why do we commit to contracts or lasting bonds?
💡 How to spark more prosocial actions?
🏥 Why did interns choose to work in lockdown hospitals?
🗳️ Does voter turnout rise under polarization?
🔥 What drives people to join uprisings?
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