October 3, 2008

The Biology of Voting

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

A small band of scholars tries to reshape political science

Five years ago, John R. Alford was chafing under the limitations of political science. Despite more than two decades of work in that area, he and his colleagues were failing to make much progress in explaining basic political inclinations, such as why some people trust government while others do not.

Alford vented his frustration to John R. Hibbing, a friend from graduate school, and the two shared their concerns that

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