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Decisionmaking on war and peace : the cognitive-rational debate / edited by Nehemia Geva and Alex Mintz. [electronic resource]

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Geva, Nehemia, Author.
Contributor:
Geva, Nehemia, 1946-
Mintz, Alex, 1953-
Series:
Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis Series
Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
International relations--Decision making.
International relations.
International relations--Psychological aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 256 p. ) ill. ;
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Decision-making on war and peace
Place of Publication:
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The authors review, compare, and contrast major models of decisionmaking about war and peace.
Contents:
Frontmatter
Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1 Foreign Policy Decisionmaking: Bridging the Gap Between the Cognitive Psychology and Rational Actor “Schools”
Part 1. Rational and Cognitive Approaches to International Conflict
2 A Rational Choice Approach to International Conflict
3 Prospect Theory and the Cognitive-Rational Debate
4 Rational and Psychological Approaches to the Study of International Conflict: Comparative Strengths and Weaknesses
Part 2. Alternatives to Rational Choice and Prospect Theory
5 The Poliheuristic Theory of Foreign Policy Decisionmaking
6 The Rationality of Surprise: Unstable Nash Equilibria and the Theory of Moves
7 A Two-Level Analysis of War and Revolution: A Dynamic Simulation of Response to Threat
Part 3. The Cognitive-Rational Discourse: An Appraisal
8 Decisional Stress, Individual Choice, and Policy Outcomes: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
9 Prospect Theory Versus Expected Utility Theory: A Dispute Sequence Appraisal
Part 4. Conclusion
10 Decisionmaking on War and Peace: Challenges for Future Research
References
Contributors
Index
About the Book
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-246) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
ISBN:
0-585-15364-7

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