International Relations: Decision Making and Foreign Policy, Quizzes of Political Science

Download International Relations: Decision Making and Foreign Policy and more Quizzes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Rational Choice DEFINITION 1 You know what your countries interests are, assumes actions of a leader are the actions of the state, takes in the cost benefit analysis of policies and picks the policies with the highest yield, assumes states act rationally TERM 2 Bounded Rationality DEFINITION 2 enough information to make a good choice, uses shortcuts to come up with the good choice, you usually are acting on limited information, and you end up picking an adequate solution, not the best. "Rational decision making within limits" (Neack p.33) TERM 3 Prospect Theory DEFINITION 3 if you are winning you are going to be more cautious and if you have been losing you will take more risks; focuses on domains of losses and gains TERM 4 Prospect Theory Examples DEFINITION 4 Bush One after Gulf WarPutin invading Crimea TERM 5 Bureaucratic Model DEFINITION 5 different groups with different priorities all competing to get their intentional policy implemented; winning this competition can become more important than solving the issue at hand TERM 6 Bureaucratic Model Example DEFINITION 6 Cuban Missile Crisis and Kennedy's ExComm TERM 7 Poliheuristic Theory DEFINITION 7 All decisions involve a two step decision process; first step is leaders simplifying the decision problem by taking shortcuts, second step is leaders using the analytical calculations of the rational choice mode for alternative policies.The first step involves domestic needs while the second step consists of the rational calculations TERM 8 Things that influence decision making in a Decision Environment. DEFINITION 8 Time, Informational Constraints, Familiarity, Dynamic Setting, Risk, Accountability TERM 9 What international factors influence FP? DEFINITION 9 Alliances, IO's, Interdependence, Regional Dynamics, the System, Regime type TERM 10 How do Alliances influence FP? DEFINITION 10 alliances act as a deterrent; they can discourage a country from invading another country because their rival country might have a strong allyEx: United States won't go to war with Syria because Syria's biggest ally Russia