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Political science

the argument that voting is rational for people who value benefits to others, since the small chance of being decisive is multiplied by large social stakes.

In political science, social utility theory of voting refers to the argument that voting is rational for people who value benefits to others, since the small chance of being decisive is multiplied by large social stakes. This meaning comes from Edlin (2007) in Rationality and Society.[1]

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Edlin, A., Gelman, A., & Kaplan, N. (2007). Voting as a Rational Choice: Why and How People Vote To Improve the Well-Being of Others. Rationality and Society, 19(3), 293-314. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463107077384

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