This text addresses a question central to organizational analysis: Given the well-established differences between rational choice and organizational theories, what are the limits of fruitful dialogue and collaboration between the two fields?

Against romanticising democracy -- Wealth: the path to freedom? -- Voters are not stupid, but we do not know much -- Politicians are people, not angels -- For and against democratic peace -- Conclusion: Fukuyama's 'the end of history?' in social scientific retrospective.