The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science

The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science sketches the landscape of a new approach to political science: Behavioral Political Science (BPS). The work in the volume shows that ideas from different fields help to explain many of the phenomena scholars have observed with respect to political decision-making and behavior that deviate from the traditional rational choice models that have dominated the field of political science for decades. Showcasing leading scholars, The Oxford Handbook of Behavioral Political Science highlights the rich theoretical and methodological underpinnings of behavioral political science research. The Handbook provides an overview of the origins and evolution of behavioral political science to date; explores its substantive and theoretical boundaries; addresses its key theoretical and methodological approaches; and summarizes key findings and insights as applied to empirical phenomena. It does so by delineating the theoretical boundaries of the field, presenting its assumptions, concepts and theories, examines how these apply empirically, and covers some of the basic methodological approaches used. This collection is a vital resource for scholars, researchers, students, and the policy community seeking to understand and utilize behavioral political science in their own work.

Alex Mintz is Director, Behavioral Political Science Lab at Reichman University, former Provost of the IDC, and past-President of the Israeli Political Science Association. Professor Mintz has also served as editor-in-chief of the journal Political Psychology. Mintz is the author of 13 books and edited volumes, including most recently Beyond Rationality (Cambridge University Press, 2021, with N. Valentino and C. Wayne). He has published multiple articles in top journals such as the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution. Mintz is the 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Foreign Policy Section of the ISA, and the 1993 Karl Deutsch Award given to the scholar under age 40, who has made the most important contribution in the world to the scientific study of international relations.

Lesley G. Terris is vice dean and senior lecturer at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University. Employing diverse research methodologies, Terris' work focuses on conflict processes, as well as negotiation and mediation in interstate and intrastate conflicts. Her research has been published in leading scientific journals such as Journal of Conflict Resolution, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, and Journal of Politics.