Instrumental Rationality is a normative theoretical construct within practical reasoning that specifies the logical coherence of means-end efficacy, distinguishing itself by evaluating the adequacy of actions solely in terms of their utility for achieving predetermined ends, irrespective of the moral or intrinsic value of those ends, particularly when analyzing terrorist motivations as strategic instrumental behavior.
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Collective Identity and Social Movements
Francesca Polletta, James M. Jasper · Annual Review of Sociology · 2001 · 2.8K citations
Social Norms and Economic Theory
Jon Elster · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 1989 · 2K citations · Full text
A Transaction Cost Theory of Politics
Douglass C. North · Journal of Theoretical Politics · 1990 · 1.3K citations
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Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, United Kingdom
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Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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Toronto, Canada
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Canterbury, United Kingdom
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New York, United States
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