Integrating Cognitive and Rational Theories of Foreign Policy Decision Making

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 poliheuri...

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Other Authors: Mintz, Alex (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2003, 2003
Series:Advances in Foreign Policy Analysis
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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