Crucible of Beliefs

Auteur

Dan Reiter

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How do foreign policy-makers learn from history? When do states enter alliances? Beginning with these two questions, Dan Reiter uses recent work in social psychology and organization theory to build a formative-events model of learning in international politics.

Contenu

Introduction
Learning in International Politics
Realism, Balance of Threat, and Alliances
Cases, Hypotheses, and Variables
Quantitative results
Case Studies
Case Studies
Political Structure and Learning
Conclusion