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