Good Judgment in Foreign Policy - Theory and Application

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Stanley A. Renshon and Deborah Welch Larson - Contributions by Andrew Bennett; Barbara Farnham; Alexander L. George; Richard N. Haas; Bruce W. Jentleson; Stephen J. Wayne and David A. Welch Klappentext At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader--or a country. Nowhere is judgment more important than in the making of foreign policy. Good judgments can avoid wars, or win them. Poor judgments can start wars or lose them. This book draws together a distinguished group of contributors--psychologists, political scientists, and policymakers--to focus on and understand both good and poor judgment in foreign policy making. Case studies of key leadership decisions combine with theoretical overviews and analyses to offer a highly textured portrait of judgment in action in the all-important foreign policy arena. An up-to-the-minute case on George W. Bush and the war on terrorism applies good judgment theory to contemporary events. Zusammenfassung This volume draws together a group of contributors - psychologists! political scientists and policy-makers - to focus on both good and poor judgement in foreign policy-making. Case studies of key leadership decisions are combined with theoretical overviews and analyses.

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• Authors: Deborah Welch Renshon Larson, Stanley A. Larson Renshon
• Assisted by: Deborah Larson (Editor), Deborah Welch Larson (Editor), Stanley Renshon (Editor), Stanley A Renshon (Editor), Stanley A. Renshon (Editor), Renshon Stanley A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2002
• EAN: 9780742510067
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1006-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, International Relations, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies