A Teoria da Escolha Racional e a Explica??o do Voto

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Resumo: A proposta do artigo é discutir a Teoria da Escolha Racional (TER) sob três perspectivas. A primeira delas, inserida em um debate mais amplo acerca da racionalidade e da disputa entre os paradigmas da "economia" e da "sociologia" na explica??o dos fen?menos da vida política. A segunda, relacionada ao comportamento eleitoral, procura a compreens?o a respeito da aplicabilidade da teoria, sobretudo baseada nos estudos realizados por Anthony Downs na obra "An economic theory of democracy". Por fim, busca-se um diálogo entre as diversas teorias que abarcam a quest?o do comportamento eleitoral - como a sociológica e a psicossociológica, entre outras - visando, de maneira geral, apresentar algumas das principais discuss?es que envolvem a Teoria da Escolha Racional atualmente.? Palavras-chave: Teoria da Escolha Racional; Racionalidade; Comportamento Eleitoral ? Abstract: The purpose of the present article is to discuss the Theory of Rational Choice under three perspectives. The first one is part of a large debate about the racionality and the struggle between economic and sociological patterns on the justification of the political life phenomenon. The second one, related to election behavior, focuses the understanding of the theory's applicability, especially established on Anthony Downs' "An Economic Theory of Democracy". The last perspective searches for a dialogue between several theories that embrace the election behavior theme - such as Sociological and Psychosociological theories,? among others - aiming to introduce some of the main discussion about Theory of Rational Choice nowadays. Keywords: Theory of Rational Choice; Rationality; Election behavior???? ? ? Résumé: Le but de l'article est de discuter la Théorie de la Choix Rational (TCR) sous trois perspectives: la première d'elles insérée dans un débat plus ample sur la rationalité et de la dispute entre les paradigmes de "l'économie" et de la "sociologie" dans l'explication des phénomènes de la vie politique. La deuxième, rapportée au comportement électoral, cherche la comprehension au respect de l'applicabilité de la théorie, surtout basée dans les études realizées pour Anthony Downs à l'oeuvre "An economic theory of democracy". Finalement, on ?recherche un dialogue entre les diverses théories qui composent la question du comportement électoral - ?comme la Sociologique, Psychossociologique, parmi autres - visant, de manière général, présenter certaines des principales discussions qui impliquent la Théorie du Choix Rationnel actuellement.? Mots-clés: Théorie de la Choix Rationnel; Rationalité; Comportement électoral