Foreign Policy Decision Making

Taylor & Francis

An analysis of decision making and negotiation in international relations, this book offers a political\u2013psychological model of the images that compose policymakers' world views. It explores the limits these images impose on diplomatic adaptation to changes in the foreign policies. > An analysis of decision making and negotiation in international relations, this book offers a political\u2013psychological model of the images that compose policymakers' world views. It explores the limits these images impose on diplomatic adaptation to changes in the foreign policies. > Introduction 1. The Decision Making Literature in International Relations: A Review of the Literature and New Direction 2. Psychological and Political Categories: The Political World View 3. Political World View Categories: Some Empirical Evidence 4. Political Judgments: Using Political Categories 5. Images of Mexico: Historical and Perceptual Background 6. The Effects of Psychological Categories on Political D.