Institutionalism in International Relations - Rational Choice Institutionalism

Rational Choice Institutionalism

This school attempts to explain collective choices by rational actors. Outcomes are a product of the interaction between actor preferences and institutional rules.

Rational institutionalists also regard institutions as themselves being rationally chosen by actors who view the rules as facilitating the pursuit of their goals. For example, the institutional decision-making rules of the European Union are such that the largest states can structure political outcomes.

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