Simple Choices and Complex Calculations A CRITIQUE OF THE WAR TRAP: CONCEPTS SCOPE MODEL ASSUMPTIONS MEASUREMENT PERSPECTIVES MEASURES CASE SELECTION AND CODING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS CONCLUSION REFERENCES

Simple Choices and Complex Calculations A CRITIQUE OF THE WAR TRAP: CONCEPTS SCOPE MODEL ASSUMPTIONS MEASUREMENT PERSPECTIVES MEASURES CASE SELECTION AND CODING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS CONCLUSION REFERENCES

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's The War Trap (1981) is an ambitious attempt at putting forward a rational choice theory of war initiation. The book is subjected to a critical reading and found wanting on three criteria: concepts, measures, and empirical analysis.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of conflict resolution 1984-06, Vol.28 (2), p.316
Hauptverfasser: Majeski, Stephen J, Sylvan, David J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Calculus
Computation
Conflict Resolution
Critical Reading
Expected utility
Foreign policy
International relations
Leaders
Reductionism
War
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Zusammenfassung:Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's The War Trap (1981) is an ambitious attempt at putting forward a rational choice theory of war initiation. The book is subjected to a critical reading and found wanting on three criteria: concepts, measures, and empirical analysis.
ISSN:0022-0027
1552-8766