Information inconsistency and the cognitive algebra of foreign policy decision making

International Interactions

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-362

  Geva, Nehemia ^a,b   Skorick, J Mark ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Program in Foreign Policy Decision Making   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign policy decision making; Information inconsistency; Political images

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003143981     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629908434956     Document Type: Article

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