This workshop is organized around rational choice and game theoretic approaches to the study of politics and economics, broadly construed. Workshop topics include positive analysis of political, economic, and social behavior, as well as normative models of public choice, experimental tests, and philosophical critiques. We also expect some of the work presented to focus on empirical and policy applications of political economy models. Thus, the workshop is inherently interdisciplinary – combining economic methodology with political science questions, and building political considerations into economic analysis. Workshop sessions will apply these combinations to a broad range of social sciences issues and substantive topics.