Jon Elster (/ˈɛlstər/; born 22 February 1940, Oslo) is a Norwegian philosopher and political theorist who holds the Robert K. Merton professorship of Social...

up Elster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elster may refer to: Black Elster (Schwarze Elster), a river in Germany White Elster (Weiße Elster), a...

have a say on global affairs. Tang argues that Norwegian social theorist Jon Elster is one of the most over-rated scholars in 20th and 21st centuries. "Each...

constitution. As described by Columbia University Social Sciences Professor Jon Elster: "Constitutions arise in a number of different ways. At the non-democratic...

psychological defence mechanism by reducing the dissonance through criticism. Jon Elster calls this pattern of mental behaviour "adaptive preference formation"...

precommitment to the story of Ulysses and the Sirens from The Odyssey. Jon Elster first developed a theory of precommitment, which he also calls self-binding...

contributing to the notion of deliberative democracy include Carlos Nino, Jon Elster, Roberto Gargarella, John Gastil, Jürgen Habermas, David Held, Joshua...

The school is associated with the "September Group", which included Jon Elster, John Roemer, Adam Przeworski and Erik Olin Wright. Its theorists emphasize...

Atlantic interests." In that fear, Morris turned out to be in the minority. Jon Elster has suggested that Morris's attempt to limit the future power of the West...

Theory and Practice, 1996. Andrew Reeve, Modern Theories of Exploitation" Jon Elster, "Exploring Exploitation", The Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 15, No...