Historical analogies and the cognitive dimension of domestic policymaking

Political Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-303

  Houghton, David Patrick ^a  

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Author keywords

Cognitive psychology; Decision making; Detroit riots (1967); Domestic policymaking; Historical analogies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032081310     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00105     Document Type: Article

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