The book presents an integrative viewpoint of behavioral economics as an approach to analyze the behavior of decision-makers in economic situations. Special attention is paid to the significance of experimental methods, enabling for example the collection of information for a decision-maker in a dynamic decision situation, to reduce uncertainty.

The concept of agoral gathering is a new approach in the study of collective behavior. Waves of agoral gatherings changed Central and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and 90s. This book interprets these large-scale political transformations in terms of peaceful collective behaviors as a political alternative for post-communist countries.