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Foreign PolicyTheories, Actors, Cases

Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (4th edn)

Steve Smith, Tim Dunne, Amelia Hadfield, Nicholas Kitchen, and Steve Smith
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Foreign PolicyTheories, Actors, Cases

Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (4th edn)

Steve Smith, Tim Dunne, Amelia Hadfield, Nicholas Kitchen, and Steve Smith
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date: 13 September 2024

p. 1639. Making decisions

Rational, psychological, and neurological approacheslocked

p. 1639. Making decisions

Rational, psychological, and neurological approacheslocked

  • Janice Gross Stein

Abstract

This chapter looks at the contribution that rational models of choice can make to foreign policy analysis. It then examines cognitive models that identify the boundaries to rationality in decision making. The chapter then looks at new research in neuroscience that recasts the role of rational models and highlights the importance of emotions. It concludes with suggestions for system design that can improve foreign policy decision making.

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