Integrating Cognitive And Rational Theories Of Foreign Policy Decision Making

ISBN 10: 0312294093 / ISBN 13: 9780312294090

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2002

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Title: Integrating Cognitive And Rational Theories ...

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Like New

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

There are two dominant approches to political decision making in general and foreign policy decision making: rational choice and cognitive psychology. These essays 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 have been made in the past.

Review:

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