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formal political theory  

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  • The term formal political theory is a catch phrase for myriad modeling traditions in political science. The various traditions include game theory, social choice theory, spatial theory of elections, decision theory, and behavioral game theory. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Formal Political Theory]

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