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Integrating Cognitive and Rational Theories of Foreign Policy Decision Making
Alex . Ed(S): Mintz
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Description for Integrating Cognitive and Rational Theories of Foreign Policy Decision Making
Paperback. Editor(s): Mintz, Alex. Series: Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 246.
There are two dominant approaches to political decision making in general and foreign policy decision making in particular: rational choice and cognitive psychology. The essays here introduce and test the poliheuristic theory of decision making that integrates elements of both schools. The poliheuristic theory is able to account for the outcome and the process of decisions, and integrates across levels of analysis (individual, dyad, and group). The collection focuses on both elements of the theory itself and also looks at how the theory can be used to better understand political decisions that were made in the past.
There are two dominant approaches to political decision making in general and foreign policy decision making in particular: rational choice and cognitive psychology. The essays here introduce and test the poliheuristic theory of decision making that integrates elements of both schools. The poliheuristic theory is able to account for the outcome and the process of decisions, and integrates across levels of analysis (individual, dyad, and group). The collection focuses on both elements of the theory itself and also looks at how the theory can be used to better understand political decisions that were made in the past.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349634613
SKU
V9781349634613
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99-15
About Alex . Ed(S): Mintz
ALEX MINTZ is Director of the Foreign Policy Decision Making Program at Texas A & M University and is to edit the new Palgrave series on Foreign Policymaking.
Reviews for Integrating Cognitive and Rational Theories of Foreign Policy Decision Making
This crisp volume takes seriously both cognitive and rationalist ideas about how foreign policy decisions are made. Rather than just kickingthe tires, Mintz and colleagues provide an in depth analysis based on case studies as well as experimental analyses. This book deserves wide impact among those who study how actual decisions are made. Michael D. Ward, University of Washington