Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I: Activism in Political Science
Portrait of an Activist
Two Scholarly Portraits of Activists
Politics as Displacement: The Psychological Needs Approach
Politics as Value Maximization: Instrumental-to-Self Approaches
Conclusion: Activism, Morality, and Politics
Part II: Involvement Stories
Introduction
Involvement Stories
Three Themes in Involvement Stories
Conclusion: Involvement Stories as Moral Tales
Part III: Politics, Purposes, and the Incentive Theory of Groups
The Troubled Concept of Purposive Incentives (Revisited)
Lobbyists’ Moral Justifications and Purposive Incentives
Conclusion: Politics and Purposive Incentives
Part IV: Identity as the Basis for Activism
Introduction
Morality as Altruism: The Antirational-Choice Approach in Contemporary Social Science
Beyond Altruism: Suggestions from Activists
Beyond Self-Interest Versus Altruism: Identity Construction as the Moral Basis of Activism
Self-Interest, Altruism, and the Concept of a Moral Consideration
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Methodology Appendix
Bibliography
Index