The Contributions and Impact of Professor William H. Riker
In: Public choice, Band 117, Heft 1-2, S. 191-220
ISSN: 0048-5829
This paper demonstrates the significant & extensive impact of W. H. Riker's works on the study of political science & public choice. We provide a citation analysis, peer reviews, & commentaries from former colleagues & students. The citation analysis shows that Riker's work has been cited more than 3,700 times by over 2,000 different scholars in more than 500 different journals. Peers, former colleagues, & students highly respected him as a scholar & a person. Riker's most significant intellectual contributions include using game theory to analyze political behavior & incorporating rational interest theory as a basis for the scientific study of politics. 4 Tables, 48 References. Adapted from the source document.