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Research Committee on Rational Choice RC45
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Established in 1990

Objectives
The general objective of Research Committee 45 on Rational Choice is to advance the development of Rational Choice Theory. This includes its application to various explanatory problems across social science disciplines, its empirical test, its theoretical development and comparison with alternative approaches. The Rc tries to achieve this general objective by promoting the international exchange of scientific information across disciplinary borders.

Statutes

Board 2006-2010
President
Yoshimichi Sato, Tohoku University, Japan, ysato@sal.tohoku.ac.jp
Secretary-Treasurer
Kazuto Misumi, Kyushu University, Japan, kmisumi@scs.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Board members
Antonio M. Chiesi, University of Milano, Italy
Diane Payne, University College Dublin, Ireland
Hanno Scholtz, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Rafael Wittek, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Lynne Zucker, UCLA, USA

Forthcoming Activities

First ISA World Forum of Sociology

awards
Best Student Paper Award
RC45 sessions at ISA Forum of Sociology, Barcelona 2008

Newsletter
The Agora, a join newsletter of the Rational Choice Section of the American Sociological Association and ISA RC45. Published twice a year. Summer 2008 issue [PDF file, 82 KB]

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2008-07-01
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