Painful Choices : a Theory of Foreign Policy Change.

Painful Choices : a Theory of Foreign Policy Change.

Under what conditions should we expect states to do things radically differently all of a sudden? In this book, David Welch seeks to answer this question, constructing a theory of foreign policy change inspired by organization theory, cognitive and motivational psychology, and prospect theory. He th...

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Main Author: Welch, David A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
International relations.
International relations > Case studies.
international relations.
International relations
Case studies
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Summary:Under what conditions should we expect states to do things radically differently all of a sudden? In this book, David Welch seeks to answer this question, constructing a theory of foreign policy change inspired by organization theory, cognitive and motivational psychology, and prospect theory. He then "test drives" the theory in a series of comparative case studies in the security and trade domains: Argentina's decision to go to war over the Falklands/Malvinas vs. Japan's endless patience with diplomacy in its conflict with Russia over the Northern Territories; America's decision to commit lar.
Physical Description:1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:9781400840748
1400840740
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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