Public Choice Society
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The Public Choice Society is an academic organization devoted to the study of public choice theory, focusing on the application of economic and rational-choice analysis to political and collective decision-making.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Choice Society canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1206715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Choice Society Context triple: [Elinor Ostrom, memberOf, Public Choice Society]
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A.
Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program
The Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program is a Council on Foreign Relations initiative that examines how economic development, political reform, and civil society strengthen governance and democratic institutions worldwide.
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B.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
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C.
Thoughts on Government
Thoughts on Government is a 1776 political pamphlet by John Adams that outlines his influential vision for republican government and the separation of powers in the emerging United States.
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D.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
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E.
Political Liberalism
Political Liberalism is a major work of political philosophy by John Rawls that revises and extends his theory of justice to explain how a stable, fair society can exist amid deep moral and religious pluralism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Choice Society Target entity description: The Public Choice Society is an academic organization devoted to the study of public choice theory, focusing on the application of economic and rational-choice analysis to political and collective decision-making.
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A.
Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program
The Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program is a Council on Foreign Relations initiative that examines how economic development, political reform, and civil society strengthen governance and democratic institutions worldwide.
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B.
System of Positive Polity
System of Positive Polity is Auguste Comte’s multi-volume work that elaborates his philosophy of positivism into a comprehensive social and political doctrine aimed at reorganizing society on scientific and altruistic principles.
-
C.
Thoughts on Government
Thoughts on Government is a 1776 political pamphlet by John Adams that outlines his influential vision for republican government and the separation of powers in the emerging United States.
-
D.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
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E.
Political Liberalism
Political Liberalism is a major work of political philosophy by John Rawls that revises and extends his theory of justice to explain how a stable, fair society can exist amid deep moral and religious pluralism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic organization
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scholarly society ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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law and economics ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective decision-making
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constitutional political economy ⓘ economics of politics ⓘ political economy ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
application of economic analysis to political decision-making
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application of rational-choice analysis to political behavior ⓘ bureaucracy and public administration ⓘ collective decision-making processes ⓘ constitutional rules and constraints ⓘ incentive structures in politics ⓘ rent-seeking and special interest politics ⓘ role of institutions in political outcomes ⓘ voting and electoral systems ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
networking among scholars
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presentation of academic research ⓘ publication-related activities ⓘ recognition of scholarly contributions in public choice ⓘ |
| hasMember |
economist
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graduate student in related fields ⓘ political scientist ⓘ scholar of public choice ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
disseminate research on political and collective decision-making
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encourage research on the application of economic analysis to politics ⓘ facilitate scholarly exchange among researchers in public choice ⓘ organize academic conferences on public choice ⓘ promote the study of public choice theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| organizes |
annual academic conferences
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meetings for presentation of research papers ⓘ |
| sector | higher education and research ⓘ |
| studies |
behavior of bureaucrats
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behavior of politicians ⓘ behavior of voters ⓘ collective action problems ⓘ institutional design in politics ⓘ interest groups ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
game theory
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microeconomic analysis ⓘ rational choice modeling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Choice Society Description of subject: The Public Choice Society is an academic organization devoted to the study of public choice theory, focusing on the application of economic and rational-choice analysis to political and collective decision-making.
Referenced by (2)
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